Albert Lafayette Ward

The Odessa American
printed Wednesday,April 14,1971

ODESSAN DIES, RITES SLATED

Albert L Ward ,73, 2730 North Center,a retired pumper for Sinclair
Oil Co.,died earlier today in Medical Center Hospital.He had been ill
for some time.
Services are scheduled for Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Hubbard-Kelly
Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Gardens.
He was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma, March 28, 1898, and was married
July 31, 1926 , in Ada Oklahoma, to Zetta Whitaker. He came to West
Texas in 1946 from Healdton, Oklahoma.
Survivors are his wife and three daughters; Mrs D.E.(Naomi) Pope,
1506 East 36th.Mrs L.E.(Earlene)Williams,2700 Windsor,and Mrs A.
H.(Carolyn) Cain of Ft Worth; two sons, A L Ward , 2801 Hilltop, W.
R. Ward of Ft Worth; two brothers, Jim Ward of Hatch N.M.and
Lou Ward of Ardmore, Oklahoma; one sister, Elizabeth Herriott of
Dallas, a niece, Mrs Billie Craft of Big Springs; and nine grandchildren.

(4) Albert Lafayette Ward, (3) Francis T,(2) William T,
(1) William Ward

Albert Lafayette Ward was born March 28, 1898 at
Burneyville, Indian Territory. He married Zetta Mae
Whitaker on July 31,1926. at Ada oklahoma.

Children of the marriage;

(i) Albert Leon Ward born 22 Aug,Texas 1927,died 14 Apr 1971

(ii) Kenneth Dee Ward born 18 Sept 1931,Texasdied 20 Apr 1997
at Lubbock Texas

(iii) Naomi Ann Ward born 1932,Texas Married D.E.Pope

(iV) Bobbie Earlene Ward born 1934,Texas Married L.E.Williams

(v) Carolyn Mae Ward born 1938,Texas Married A.H.Cain

(vi) Alfred Lloyd Ward born 24 Nov 1922 ,Texas
died 1993, Wichita Falls Texas

(vii) William Ray Ward born 1947,Texas

Albert Lafayette Ward died on April 14 ,1971 at Odessa,
Texas, Zetta Mae (Whitaker) Ward died 14 Jan, 1998
at Odessa Texas.