HISTORY:
Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward was the second son of Ray Cornelius and Zera Mae Hull Ward. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, on the 13th of October, 1918, and had two brothers, Stanley Earl and Albert Ray. Bert had a ruddy complexion, green eyes, and dark hair which turned gray in his early 40's. He was five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. Bert attended the schools in East Liverpool, Ohio, and while in school, he worked as an usher in the American Theater in East Liverpool. After he completed his sophomore year in high school, Bert dropped out to go to work full time. He worked at a dam in Stratton, was with the Frantz Bakery, and then went to work for the Crucible Street Mill in Midland, Pennsylvania. On December 29, 1941, Bert enlisted in the Marines after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He was in the 1st Marine Division and was stationed at New River, North Carolina until his unit was sent overseas in April, 1942. His unit was the first division to land on Guadalcanal, and he participated in several major battles of the South Pacific Islands. Bert contracted malaria while serving in the islands and was sent to Sidney, Australia, to recuperate, and finally after returning to his unit, he was sent back to the United States to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bert had a 30 day leave to visit with his family and while he was home, he and Stella were married. They returned to Klamath Falls until after the war was over and during the thirteen months there, Bert worked in the bakery on the marine base. After coming back to Chester, he resumed his job with Crucible Steel Company until 1948. After working for the Potters Supply Company in East Liverpool for a few months, Bert started working for the Ohio Valley Gas Company in August of 1949. This company later become the Columbia Gas Company of Ohio. Bert retired from the gas company on the 1st of August, 1979, and then worked part - time for Martin's Funeral Home in East Liverpool. Bert and Stella became the parents of three children, Thomas Ray, Patricia Kay, and Elaine Marie. All of the children were born in East Liverpool, Ohio. Bert served two terms as mayor of Chester, West Virginia, from 1958-1960, and 1966-1968. Eight days after he assumed office in 1958, Chester had a severe flash flood through the business district during the early morning hours. Bert was the first Democratic mayor of Chester and people teased him saying the good Lord really initiated him into office, and he took the kidding in a good natured manner. He worked very hard to get state aid for the cleanup and he and his city officials donned their old clothes and boots to help in the cleanup proceedings which lasted several days. One merchant affected was Bert's father-in-law, Frank Weaver, who owned a restaurant. On April of 1959, Bert suffered a heart attack and nine months later he suffered another attack and though he recovered very well, he decided to leave the stress of public office to others. His second term of office was accomplished without any illness. Bert enjoyed playing softball, baseball, football, swimming and skating. In the 1970's he became interested in golf and participated in several Gas Company tournaments. He was never lucky enough to win a trophy but he acquired a lot of friends and had lots of fun. He and Stella were playing at Waterford Park Golf Course near Chester on the 31st of May, 1978, when Bert made his only hole-in-one. He was surprised and thrilled and even received a trophy. Bert belonged to a number of organizations: Chester Masonic Lodge #142 A.F. & A.M. First District Deputy Grandmaster of the First Masonic District of West Virginia; Knights Templar York Rite Mason; Life member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonery 32nd Degree of Wheeling, West Virginia; Life member of the Osiris Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wheeling, West Virginia; Northern Panhandle Shrine Club of Weirton, West Virginia; Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland Shannon Council #28 of Akron, Ohio; El Gasco Club; Honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America; and Life member of the Veterans of Foreign War, Post #6450, Chester, West Virginia, Tin Lizzie Patrol of Northern Panhandle Shrine Club, church member. Bert passed away on the 31st of October, 1980, due to an illness from cancer of the liver. Interment was in the Beaver Mausoleum at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY:
*East Liverpool Evening Review, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. Saturday, 01 Nov 1980, pg. 4.
Burton Ward
Burton G. (Bert) Ward, 62, of 851 Phoenix Ave., Chester, former Mayor of Chester, died at City Hospital Friday at 5:50 p.m. after a three week illness. He was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Wellsville, a son of Mrs. Zera M. Hall Ward and the late Ray C. Ward. He was a lifelong resident of the area, and served two terms as mayor. Mr. Ward was a member of the First Christian Church of Chester. He was a meter inspector for Columbiana Gas of Ohio for 30 years before retiring in 1979. He was also a past master of the Chester Masonic Lodge 142, past district deputy grand master of the First Masonic District of West Virginia, Knight Templar York Rite Mason, a life member of the Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason, a life member of the Osiris Temple of the Shrine, Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland, and an honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving for four years with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Stella A. Weaver Ward, whom he married Nov. 26, 1944. He is also survived by a son, Thomas R. Ward of Hookstown; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Patricia) Blake of New Cumberland and Mrs. William (Elaine) Smith of Calcutta; two brothers, Albert R. Ward of Calcutta and Stanley E. Ward of Celina, Ohio, and ten grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Gilliland of the First Christian Church of Chester officiating. Interment will follow at the Beaver Mausoleum in Beaver, Pa. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home anytime Sunday afternoon and evening.
Through Marriage:
Allison lineage back to Thomas Allanson, English extraction, London.
Thomas Allanson/Mary Roberts
Charles Allanson/ ? Posey
Thomas Allison/Barbary Burch
Charles Allison/Barbara Moore
James Allison/Nancy ?
Thomas Allison/Mary Bailey
Robert B. Allison/Blanche Wilcoxen
John Wilcoxen Allison/Margaret Ellen Jackson
George Alexander Allison/Alice Melissa Boyd
Ola Blythe Allison/Franklin Ray Weaver
Stella Alice Belle Weaver/Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward was the second son of Ray Cornelius and Zera Mae Hull Ward. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, on the 13th of October, 1918, and had two brothers, Stanley Earl and Albert Ray. Bert had a ruddy complexion, green eyes, and dark hair which turned gray in his early 40's. He was five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. Bert attended the schools in East Liverpool, Ohio, and while in school, he worked as an usher in the American Theater in East Liverpool. After he completed his sophomore year in high school, Bert dropped out to go to work full time. He worked at a dam in Stratton, was with the Frantz Bakery, and then went to work for the Crucible Street Mill in Midland, Pennsylvania. On December 29, 1941, Bert enlisted in the Marines after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He was in the 1st Marine Division and was stationed at New River, North Carolina until his unit was sent overseas in April, 1942. His unit was the first division to land on Guadalcanal, and he participated in several major battles of the South Pacific Islands. Bert contracted malaria while serving in the islands and was sent to Sidney, Australia, to recuperate, and finally after returning to his unit, he was sent back to the United States to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bert had a 30 day leave to visit with his family and while he was home, he and Stella were married. They returned to Klamath Falls until after the war was over and during the thirteen months there, Bert worked in the bakery on the marine base. After coming back to Chester, he resumed his job with Crucible Steel Company until 1948. After working for the Potters Supply Company in East Liverpool for a few months, Bert started working for the Ohio Valley Gas Company in August of 1949. This company later become the Columbia Gas Company of Ohio. Bert retired from the gas company on the 1st of August, 1979, and then worked part - time for Martin's Funeral Home in East Liverpool. Bert and Stella became the parents of three children, Thomas Ray, Patricia Kay, and Elaine Marie. All of the children were born in East Liverpool, Ohio. Bert served two terms as mayor of Chester, West Virginia, from 1958-1960, and 1966-1968. Eight days after he assumed office in 1958, Chester had a severe flash flood through the business district during the early morning hours. Bert was the first Democratic mayor of Chester and people teased him saying the good Lord really initiated him into office, and he took the kidding in a good natured manner. He worked very hard to get state aid for the cleanup and he and his city officials donned their old clothes and boots to help in the cleanup proceedings which lasted several days. One merchant affected was Bert's father-in-law, Frank Weaver, who owned a restaurant. On April of 1959, Bert suffered a heart attack and nine months later he suffered another attack and though he recovered very well, he decided to leave the stress of public office to others. His second term of office was accomplished without any illness. Bert enjoyed playing softball, baseball, football, swimming and skating. In the 1970's he became interested in golf and participated in several Gas Company tournaments. He was never lucky enough to win a trophy but he acquired a lot of friends and had lots of fun. He and Stella were playing at Waterford Park Golf Course near Chester on the 31st of May, 1978, when Bert made his only hole-in-one. He was surprised and thrilled and even received a trophy. Bert belonged to a number of organizations: Chester Masonic Lodge #142 A.F. & A.M. First District Deputy Grandmaster of the First Masonic District of West Virginia; Knights Templar York Rite Mason; Life member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonery 32nd Degree of Wheeling, West Virginia; Life member of the Osiris Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wheeling, West Virginia; Northern Panhandle Shrine Club of Weirton, West Virginia; Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland Shannon Council #28 of Akron, Ohio; El Gasco Club; Honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America; and Life member of the Veterans of Foreign War, Post #6450, Chester, West Virginia, Tin Lizzie Patrol of Northern Panhandle Shrine Club, church member. Bert passed away on the 31st of October, 1980, due to an illness from cancer of the liver. Interment was in the Beaver Mausoleum at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY:
*East Liverpool Evening Review, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. Saturday, 01 Nov 1980, pg. 4.
Burton Ward
Burton G. (Bert) Ward, 62, of 851 Phoenix Ave., Chester, former Mayor of Chester, died at City Hospital Friday at 5:50 p.m. after a three week illness. He was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Wellsville, a son of Mrs. Zera M. Hall Ward and the late Ray C. Ward. He was a lifelong resident of the area, and served two terms as mayor. Mr. Ward was a member of the First Christian Church of Chester. He was a meter inspector for Columbiana Gas of Ohio for 30 years before retiring in 1979. He was also a past master of the Chester Masonic Lodge 142, past district deputy grand master of the First Masonic District of West Virginia, Knight Templar York Rite Mason, a life member of the Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason, a life member of the Osiris Temple of the Shrine, Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland, and an honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving for four years with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Stella A. Weaver Ward, whom he married Nov. 26, 1944. He is also survived by a son, Thomas R. Ward of Hookstown; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Patricia) Blake of New Cumberland and Mrs. William (Elaine) Smith of Calcutta; two brothers, Albert R. Ward of Calcutta and Stanley E. Ward of Celina, Ohio, and ten grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Gilliland of the First Christian Church of Chester officiating. Interment will follow at the Beaver Mausoleum in Beaver, Pa. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home anytime Sunday afternoon and evening.
Through Marriage:
Allison lineage back to Thomas Allanson, English extraction, London.
Thomas Allanson/Mary Roberts
Charles Allanson/ ? Posey
Thomas Allison/Barbary Burch
Charles Allison/Barbara Moore
James Allison/Nancy ?
Thomas Allison/Mary Bailey
Robert B. Allison/Blanche Wilcoxen
John Wilcoxen Allison/Margaret Ellen Jackson
George Alexander Allison/Alice Melissa Boyd
Ola Blythe Allison/Franklin Ray Weaver
Stella Alice Belle Weaver/Burton Gayle Ward
HISTORY:
Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward was the second son of Ray Cornelius and Zera Mae Hull Ward. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, on the 13th of October, 1918, and had two brothers, Stanley Earl and Albert Ray. Bert had a ruddy complexion, green eyes, and dark hair which turned gray in his early 40's. He was five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. Bert attended the schools in East Liverpool, Ohio, and while in school, he worked as an usher in the American Theater in East Liverpool. After he completed his sophomore year in high school, Bert dropped out to go to work full time. He worked at a dam in Stratton, was with the Frantz Bakery, and then went to work for the Crucible Street Mill in Midland, Pennsylvania. On December 29, 1941, Bert enlisted in the Marines after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He was in the 1st Marine Division and was stationed at New River, North Carolina until his unit was sent overseas in April, 1942. His unit was the first division to land on Guadalcanal, and he participated in several major battles of the South Pacific Islands. Bert contracted malaria while serving in the islands and was sent to Sidney, Australia, to recuperate, and finally after returning to his unit, he was sent back to the United States to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bert had a 30 day leave to visit with his family and while he was home, he and Stella were married. They returned to Klamath Falls until after the war was over and during the thirteen months there, Bert worked in the bakery on the marine base. After coming back to Chester, he resumed his job with Crucible Steel Company until 1948. After working for the Potters Supply Company in East Liverpool for a few months, Bert started working for the Ohio Valley Gas Company in August of 1949. This company later become the Columbia Gas Company of Ohio. Bert retired from the gas company on the 1st of August, 1979, and then worked part - time for Martin's Funeral Home in East Liverpool. Bert and Stella became the parents of three children, Thomas Ray, Patricia Kay, and Elaine Marie. All of the children were born in East Liverpool, Ohio. Bert served two terms as mayor of Chester, West Virginia, from 1958-1960, and 1966-1968. Eight days after he assumed office in 1958, Chester had a severe flash flood through the business district during the early morning hours. Bert was the first Democratic mayor of Chester and people teased him saying the good Lord really initiated him into office, and he took the kidding in a good natured manner. He worked very hard to get state aid for the cleanup and he and his city officials donned their old clothes and boots to help in the cleanup proceedings which lasted several days. One merchant affected was Bert's father-in-law, Frank Weaver, who owned a restaurant. On April of 1959, Bert suffered a heart attack and nine months later he suffered another attack and though he recovered very well, he decided to leave the stress of public office to others. His second term of office was accomplished without any illness. Bert enjoyed playing softball, baseball, football, swimming and skating. In the 1970's he became interested in golf and participated in several Gas Company tournaments. He was never lucky enough to win a trophy but he acquired a lot of friends and had lots of fun. He and Stella were playing at Waterford Park Golf Course near Chester on the 31st of May, 1978, when Bert made his only hole-in-one. He was surprised and thrilled and even received a trophy. Bert belonged to a number of organizations: Chester Masonic Lodge #142 A.F. & A.M. First District Deputy Grandmaster of the First Masonic District of West Virginia; Knights Templar York Rite Mason; Life member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonery 32nd Degree of Wheeling, West Virginia; Life member of the Osiris Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wheeling, West Virginia; Northern Panhandle Shrine Club of Weirton, West Virginia; Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland Shannon Council #28 of Akron, Ohio; El Gasco Club; Honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America; and Life member of the Veterans of Foreign War, Post #6450, Chester, West Virginia, Tin Lizzie Patrol of Northern Panhandle Shrine Club, church member. Bert passed away on the 31st of October, 1980, due to an illness from cancer of the liver. Interment was in the Beaver Mausoleum at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY:
*East Liverpool Evening Review, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. Saturday, 01 Nov 1980, pg. 4.
Burton Ward
Burton G. (Bert) Ward, 62, of 851 Phoenix Ave., Chester, former Mayor of Chester, died at City Hospital Friday at 5:50 p.m. after a three week illness. He was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Wellsville, a son of Mrs. Zera M. Hall Ward and the late Ray C. Ward. He was a lifelong resident of the area, and served two terms as mayor. Mr. Ward was a member of the First Christian Church of Chester. He was a meter inspector for Columbiana Gas of Ohio for 30 years before retiring in 1979. He was also a past master of the Chester Masonic Lodge 142, past district deputy grand master of the First Masonic District of West Virginia, Knight Templar York Rite Mason, a life member of the Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason, a life member of the Osiris Temple of the Shrine, Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland, and an honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving for four years with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Stella A. Weaver Ward, whom he married Nov. 26, 1944. He is also survived by a son, Thomas R. Ward of Hookstown; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Patricia) Blake of New Cumberland and Mrs. William (Elaine) Smith of Calcutta; two brothers, Albert R. Ward of Calcutta and Stanley E. Ward of Celina, Ohio, and ten grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Gilliland of the First Christian Church of Chester officiating. Interment will follow at the Beaver Mausoleum in Beaver, Pa. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home anytime Sunday afternoon and evening.
Through Marriage:
Allison lineage back to Thomas Allanson, English extraction, London.
Thomas Allanson/Mary Roberts
Charles Allanson/ ? Posey
Thomas Allison/Barbary Burch
Charles Allison/Barbara Moore
James Allison/Nancy ?
Thomas Allison/Mary Bailey
Robert B. Allison/Blanche Wilcoxen
John Wilcoxen Allison/Margaret Ellen Jackson
George Alexander Allison/Alice Melissa Boyd
Ola Blythe Allison/Franklin Ray Weaver
Stella Alice Belle Weaver/Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward
Burton Gayle Ward was the second son of Ray Cornelius and Zera Mae Hull Ward. He was born in Wellsville, Ohio, on the 13th of October, 1918, and had two brothers, Stanley Earl and Albert Ray. Bert had a ruddy complexion, green eyes, and dark hair which turned gray in his early 40's. He was five feet ten inches tall and weighed about 175 pounds. Bert attended the schools in East Liverpool, Ohio, and while in school, he worked as an usher in the American Theater in East Liverpool. After he completed his sophomore year in high school, Bert dropped out to go to work full time. He worked at a dam in Stratton, was with the Frantz Bakery, and then went to work for the Crucible Street Mill in Midland, Pennsylvania. On December 29, 1941, Bert enlisted in the Marines after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. He was in the 1st Marine Division and was stationed at New River, North Carolina until his unit was sent overseas in April, 1942. His unit was the first division to land on Guadalcanal, and he participated in several major battles of the South Pacific Islands. Bert contracted malaria while serving in the islands and was sent to Sidney, Australia, to recuperate, and finally after returning to his unit, he was sent back to the United States to Klamath Falls, Oregon. Bert had a 30 day leave to visit with his family and while he was home, he and Stella were married. They returned to Klamath Falls until after the war was over and during the thirteen months there, Bert worked in the bakery on the marine base. After coming back to Chester, he resumed his job with Crucible Steel Company until 1948. After working for the Potters Supply Company in East Liverpool for a few months, Bert started working for the Ohio Valley Gas Company in August of 1949. This company later become the Columbia Gas Company of Ohio. Bert retired from the gas company on the 1st of August, 1979, and then worked part - time for Martin's Funeral Home in East Liverpool. Bert and Stella became the parents of three children, Thomas Ray, Patricia Kay, and Elaine Marie. All of the children were born in East Liverpool, Ohio. Bert served two terms as mayor of Chester, West Virginia, from 1958-1960, and 1966-1968. Eight days after he assumed office in 1958, Chester had a severe flash flood through the business district during the early morning hours. Bert was the first Democratic mayor of Chester and people teased him saying the good Lord really initiated him into office, and he took the kidding in a good natured manner. He worked very hard to get state aid for the cleanup and he and his city officials donned their old clothes and boots to help in the cleanup proceedings which lasted several days. One merchant affected was Bert's father-in-law, Frank Weaver, who owned a restaurant. On April of 1959, Bert suffered a heart attack and nine months later he suffered another attack and though he recovered very well, he decided to leave the stress of public office to others. His second term of office was accomplished without any illness. Bert enjoyed playing softball, baseball, football, swimming and skating. In the 1970's he became interested in golf and participated in several Gas Company tournaments. He was never lucky enough to win a trophy but he acquired a lot of friends and had lots of fun. He and Stella were playing at Waterford Park Golf Course near Chester on the 31st of May, 1978, when Bert made his only hole-in-one. He was surprised and thrilled and even received a trophy. Bert belonged to a number of organizations: Chester Masonic Lodge #142 A.F. & A.M. First District Deputy Grandmaster of the First Masonic District of West Virginia; Knights Templar York Rite Mason; Life member of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonery 32nd Degree of Wheeling, West Virginia; Life member of the Osiris Temple A.A.O.N.M.S. of Wheeling, West Virginia; Northern Panhandle Shrine Club of Weirton, West Virginia; Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland Shannon Council #28 of Akron, Ohio; El Gasco Club; Honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America; and Life member of the Veterans of Foreign War, Post #6450, Chester, West Virginia, Tin Lizzie Patrol of Northern Panhandle Shrine Club, church member. Bert passed away on the 31st of October, 1980, due to an illness from cancer of the liver. Interment was in the Beaver Mausoleum at Beaver, Pennsylvania.
OBITUARY:
*East Liverpool Evening Review, East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH. Saturday, 01 Nov 1980, pg. 4.
Burton Ward
Burton G. (Bert) Ward, 62, of 851 Phoenix Ave., Chester, former Mayor of Chester, died at City Hospital Friday at 5:50 p.m. after a three week illness. He was born Oct. 13, 1918, in Wellsville, a son of Mrs. Zera M. Hall Ward and the late Ray C. Ward. He was a lifelong resident of the area, and served two terms as mayor. Mr. Ward was a member of the First Christian Church of Chester. He was a meter inspector for Columbiana Gas of Ohio for 30 years before retiring in 1979. He was also a past master of the Chester Masonic Lodge 142, past district deputy grand master of the First Masonic District of West Virginia, Knight Templar York Rite Mason, a life member of the Scottish Rite 32nd Degree Mason, a life member of the Osiris Temple of the Shrine, Knight Masons of Dublin, Ireland, and an honorary member of the United Steelworkers of America. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, serving for four years with the United States Marine Corps in the South Pacific during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Stella A. Weaver Ward, whom he married Nov. 26, 1944. He is also survived by a son, Thomas R. Ward of Hookstown; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry (Patricia) Blake of New Cumberland and Mrs. William (Elaine) Smith of Calcutta; two brothers, Albert R. Ward of Calcutta and Stanley E. Ward of Celina, Ohio, and ten grandchildren. Services will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Martin Funeral Home, with the Rev. William Gilliland of the First Christian Church of Chester officiating. Interment will follow at the Beaver Mausoleum in Beaver, Pa. Friends may call at the Martin Funeral Home anytime Sunday afternoon and evening.
Through Marriage:
Allison lineage back to Thomas Allanson, English extraction, London.
Thomas Allanson/Mary Roberts
Charles Allanson/ ? Posey
Thomas Allison/Barbary Burch
Charles Allison/Barbara Moore
James Allison/Nancy ?
Thomas Allison/Mary Bailey
Robert B. Allison/Blanche Wilcoxen
John Wilcoxen Allison/Margaret Ellen Jackson
George Alexander Allison/Alice Melissa Boyd
Ola Blythe Allison/Franklin Ray Weaver
Stella Alice Belle Weaver/Burton Gayle Ward
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