
| Name | William Franklin “Bill” WARD [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7] | |
| Prefix | Dr. | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Birth | 16 Jun 1935 | Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [6] |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | of Cayce, South Carolina of Sumter, South Carolina at death- he had step-children and lots of grandchildren and step-grandchildren- where do they go? jkh WILLIAM F. WARD JR. Posted Wednesday, December 30, 2020 6:00 am CLEVELAND - Dr. William "Billy" F. Ward Jr., 85, passed away on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, at Greenville Memorial Hospital. Born on June 16, 1935, in Sumter, he was a son of the late William F. Ward Sr. and Mellie Wells Ward. He is survived by his wife, Rivana H. Ward of Cleveland. He was predeceased by Gloria Guess Ward (wife) and Patricia Fogle Ward (wife). Surviving are a brother, Dr. Richard D. Ward (Linda) of Toledo, Ohio; sons, William F. Ward III (Debi), Frederick Wells Ward and Darrin Robert Ward (Stephanie); stepchildren, William "Bill" D. Barrow III (Cathy), David A. Barrow, M. Garrett "Garry" Marshall (Beth), Kevin Marshall (Christy) and Lisa. D Taylor; grandchildren, Elizabeth Kьpper (Ralph), William F. Ward IV, Austin Ward, Luke Ward, Lauren Ward, Graham Marshall, Kate Marshall, Jacob Marshall, Hannah Marshall, Anna-Leigh Taylor, Jackson Taylor, Will Barrow, Nick Barrow and Brock Barrow; and great-grandchildren, Andrew and Lukas Kьpper. He attended Bob Jones University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of South Carolina. He received a medical degree from the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston. He began his family medical practice by opening Springdale Medical Center in Springdale and continued serving families in the Cayce and West Columbia area. He was a staff physician in Lexington, Richland, Florence, Clarendon and Horry counties. He served with the Veterans Administration, South Carolina Department of Corrections and various state and local agencies. Most recently, he was employed with Fitness Forum in Florence in the area of occupational health. He also served as a medical missionary in both Liberia and Haiti. His latest mission service was in Haiti in 2013 with his brother. He was a member of both Pleasant Grove Baptist Church (Cleveland) and West Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. He served as a musician, deacon and Sunday school teacher. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Evergreen Memorial Park in Sumter with the Rev. Bill Harmon officiating. Memorials may be made to Pleasant Grove Baptist Church or West Columbia First Church of the Nazarene. Online condolences may be made at www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386. [1, 3, 5, 7] | |
| _UID | 2E84F84AF72E40939E63197FBFB5BF9C5412 | |
| Death | 28 Dec 2020 | Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina |
| Burial | 31 Dec 2020 | Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina [7] |
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| Person ID | I96005 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Father | William Franklin WARD, Sr., b. 27 Dec 1908, Florence/Effingham, Florence County, Darlington County, South Carolina d. 23 Dec 2006, Bethea Baptist Retirement Center, Darlington, South Carolina (Age 97 years) | |
| Mother | Mollie Ann “Mellie” WELLS, b. 1910, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 8 Apr 1992, Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 82 years) | |
| Marriage | 25 May 1934 | Sumter County, South Carolina [8] |
| _UID | 15084ADE2B9A4DDDB9485AD83675F3747928 | |
| _UID | 15084ADE2B9A4DDDB9485AD83675F3747928 | |
| Family ID | F65316 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 | Gloria Gene GUESS, b. 1943/42, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina d. 27 Jun 2012, Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | |||||||
| Marriage | 1984 [5] | |||||||
| _UID | EEC3D09E2989418381694D8D05AC75169535 | |||||||
| _UID | EEC3D09E2989418381694D8D05AC75169535 | |||||||
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| Family ID | F66487 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||||||
| Last Modified | 5 Jul 2012 | |||||||
| Family 2 | Patricia FOGLE | |
| _UID | 68A5A81F803148F5897EAA6A7E818ED03AA5 | |
| _UID | 68A5A81F803148F5897EAA6A7E818ED03AA5 | |
| Family ID | F221337 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Family 3 | Rivana H. | |
| _UID | 7FFCC3ECBC63421EAF5D9B8ADA6826317381 | |
| _UID | 7FFCC3ECBC63421EAF5D9B8ADA6826317381 | |
| Family ID | F221336 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified | 31 Dec 2020 | |
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