Sarah Annise
Ward died at 10:10 a.m. Saturday at the home of her son,
Frankie Ward, RFD 3,
Bluford. She was born October 20, 1864, in
Morgan county,
Indiana, the daughter of George and Sarah (
HOLSAPPLE) ST. JOHN, and was 93 years, one month and three days of age at the time of death. On April 4, 1896, she married Franklin
Ward, who died in 1956. She is survived by two sons, Eddie and
Frankie Ward of
Bluford, one sister,
Lulu ROBERTS of Casey, Ill.; two brothers, John St. John of Terre Haute and Willie St. John of Marshall, Ill.; six grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her funeral was to be held at
Wells Chapel church at 2 p.m. today, conducted by the Rev. Dwight
Rogers of Xenia. Burial was to be in the church cemetery.
Note: Sarah & Franklin were from
Greenup before moving to
Jefferson County 1900-1910.