FOUNDER OF EARLY DAY MISSOURI SCHOOL DEAD:
A.F. Ward, Who Helped Found Strother Institute Died Monday Night:
Father of Fulton Veterinarian was also telephone builder:
Son of Cordelia Ann Fagan & William Ward, husband of Mary Josephine Fagan.
A.F. Ward, 82 years old, father of Dr. H.C. Ward, Fulton Veterinarian, died at 9:50 o'clock Monday night at the Callaway Hospital in Fulton, where he had been ill for several days. He had been in failing health for about ten years, as a result of Arteosclerosis, several strokes of paralysis terminating in Exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency, according to Dr. Green D. McCall, and his condition became serious last week. Informant was his son, Dr. H.C. Ward.
The body was taken to Perry, Missouri, where he had lived most of his life, and a funeral service was conducted at 2:30 o;clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.D. Boulware. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetary, of Perry, with rites by the Masons.
Local Fulton arrangements were under the direction of Herndon-Taylor Furniture Service.
Mr. Ward was a son of William and Cordelia Ward, native Virginians. He was born May 13, 1849, at Pike County, Illinois, near Perry, Illinois, where his early life was spent. Immediately after the Civil War, at the age of about 16 years, he went to Perry, Missouri, where he resided most of his later life.
Mr. Ward was one of the enterprising citizens of Perry throughout his lifetime there. Always progressive, he was one of the founders of the Strother Institute, named for the late French Strother well known to many Fultonians. At a memorial dedication at Perry last year, Mr. Ward was the only surviving member of the group which promoted this early day Missouri school, and he was present at the dedication.
Mr. Ward and his business associate installed one of the first telephones in this section of the state. They built a line from their hardware store in Perry to the hardware store in Laddonia for business purposes. Mr. Ward also had a homemade telephone between his home and the store, which now is in the state museum at the capitol building in Jefferson City.
Mr. Ward was married about 58 years ago to Miss Josephine Fagan, who was born and reared in Perry, Missouri. Mrs. Ward died about 20 years ago. Five children survive. They are: Roy F. Ward of Minaca, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mrs. Cordie Saunders of Maplewood, Missouri, Dr. E.B. Ward of Jefferson City, Mrs. O.D. Boulware of Perry, Missouri and Dr. H.C. Ward of Fulton, Missouri. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ward was the oldest member of the Perry Masonic Lodge. He was well known in Fulton where he had made extensive visits at the home of his son for the last year and a half.
Death Cert#24374:
Aaron Fagan Ward, 82, of Fulton, died at 10:00pm on July 6, 1931 at his home.
Dr. Greene D. McCall, of Fulton, pronounced death caused by Arteriosclerosis due to Paralysis following Apoplexy terminating in exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency. The informant was H.C. Ward of Fulton.
Mr. Ward was born May 13, 1849, in Pike County, Illinois, the son of William and Cordelia (Fagan) Ward, both born in Virginia. He was united in marriage to Mary Josephine Fagan and she preceded him in death.
The undertaker was Herndon-Taylor Furniture Company in Fulton. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetery in Perry, Missouri.
A.F. Ward, Who Helped Found Strother Institute Died Monday Night:
Father of Fulton Veterinarian was also telephone builder:
Son of Cordelia Ann Fagan & William Ward, husband of Mary Josephine Fagan.
A.F. Ward, 82 years old, father of Dr. H.C. Ward, Fulton Veterinarian, died at 9:50 o'clock Monday night at the Callaway Hospital in Fulton, where he had been ill for several days. He had been in failing health for about ten years, as a result of Arteosclerosis, several strokes of paralysis terminating in Exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency, according to Dr. Green D. McCall, and his condition became serious last week. Informant was his son, Dr. H.C. Ward.
The body was taken to Perry, Missouri, where he had lived most of his life, and a funeral service was conducted at 2:30 o;clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.D. Boulware. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetary, of Perry, with rites by the Masons.
Local Fulton arrangements were under the direction of Herndon-Taylor Furniture Service.
Mr. Ward was a son of William and Cordelia Ward, native Virginians. He was born May 13, 1849, at Pike County, Illinois, near Perry, Illinois, where his early life was spent. Immediately after the Civil War, at the age of about 16 years, he went to Perry, Missouri, where he resided most of his later life.
Mr. Ward was one of the enterprising citizens of Perry throughout his lifetime there. Always progressive, he was one of the founders of the Strother Institute, named for the late French Strother well known to many Fultonians. At a memorial dedication at Perry last year, Mr. Ward was the only surviving member of the group which promoted this early day Missouri school, and he was present at the dedication.
Mr. Ward and his business associate installed one of the first telephones in this section of the state. They built a line from their hardware store in Perry to the hardware store in Laddonia for business purposes. Mr. Ward also had a homemade telephone between his home and the store, which now is in the state museum at the capitol building in Jefferson City.
Mr. Ward was married about 58 years ago to Miss Josephine Fagan, who was born and reared in Perry, Missouri. Mrs. Ward died about 20 years ago. Five children survive. They are: Roy F. Ward of Minaca, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mrs. Cordie Saunders of Maplewood, Missouri, Dr. E.B. Ward of Jefferson City, Mrs. O.D. Boulware of Perry, Missouri and Dr. H.C. Ward of Fulton, Missouri. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ward was the oldest member of the Perry Masonic Lodge. He was well known in Fulton where he had made extensive visits at the home of his son for the last year and a half.
Death Cert#24374:
Aaron Fagan Ward, 82, of Fulton, died at 10:00pm on July 6, 1931 at his home.
Dr. Greene D. McCall, of Fulton, pronounced death caused by Arteriosclerosis due to Paralysis following Apoplexy terminating in exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency. The informant was H.C. Ward of Fulton.
Mr. Ward was born May 13, 1849, in Pike County, Illinois, the son of William and Cordelia (Fagan) Ward, both born in Virginia. He was united in marriage to Mary Josephine Fagan and she preceded him in death.
The undertaker was Herndon-Taylor Furniture Company in Fulton. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetery in Perry, Missouri.
FOUNDER OF EARLY DAY MISSOURI SCHOOL DEAD:
A.F. Ward, Who Helped Found Strother Institute Died Monday Night:
Father of Fulton Veterinarian was also telephone builder:
Son of Cordelia Ann Fagan & William Ward, husband of Mary Josephine Fagan.
A.F. Ward, 82 years old, father of Dr. H.C. Ward, Fulton Veterinarian, died at 9:50 o'clock Monday night at the Callaway Hospital in Fulton, where he had been ill for several days. He had been in failing health for about ten years, as a result of Arteosclerosis, several strokes of paralysis terminating in Exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency, according to Dr. Green D. McCall, and his condition became serious last week. Informant was his son, Dr. H.C. Ward.
The body was taken to Perry, Missouri, where he had lived most of his life, and a funeral service was conducted at 2:30 o;clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.D. Boulware. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetary, of Perry, with rites by the Masons.
Local Fulton arrangements were under the direction of Herndon-Taylor Furniture Service.
Mr. Ward was a son of William and Cordelia Ward, native Virginians. He was born May 13, 1849, at Pike County, Illinois, near Perry, Illinois, where his early life was spent. Immediately after the Civil War, at the age of about 16 years, he went to Perry, Missouri, where he resided most of his later life.
Mr. Ward was one of the enterprising citizens of Perry throughout his lifetime there. Always progressive, he was one of the founders of the Strother Institute, named for the late French Strother well known to many Fultonians. At a memorial dedication at Perry last year, Mr. Ward was the only surviving member of the group which promoted this early day Missouri school, and he was present at the dedication.
Mr. Ward and his business associate installed one of the first telephones in this section of the state. They built a line from their hardware store in Perry to the hardware store in Laddonia for business purposes. Mr. Ward also had a homemade telephone between his home and the store, which now is in the state museum at the capitol building in Jefferson City.
Mr. Ward was married about 58 years ago to Miss Josephine Fagan, who was born and reared in Perry, Missouri. Mrs. Ward died about 20 years ago. Five children survive. They are: Roy F. Ward of Minaca, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mrs. Cordie Saunders of Maplewood, Missouri, Dr. E.B. Ward of Jefferson City, Mrs. O.D. Boulware of Perry, Missouri and Dr. H.C. Ward of Fulton, Missouri. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ward was the oldest member of the Perry Masonic Lodge. He was well known in Fulton where he had made extensive visits at the home of his son for the last year and a half.
Death Cert#24374:
Aaron Fagan Ward, 82, of Fulton, died at 10:00pm on July 6, 1931 at his home.
Dr. Greene D. McCall, of Fulton, pronounced death caused by Arteriosclerosis due to Paralysis following Apoplexy terminating in exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency. The informant was H.C. Ward of Fulton.
Mr. Ward was born May 13, 1849, in Pike County, Illinois, the son of William and Cordelia (Fagan) Ward, both born in Virginia. He was united in marriage to Mary Josephine Fagan and she preceded him in death.
The undertaker was Herndon-Taylor Furniture Company in Fulton. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetery in Perry, Missouri.
A.F. Ward, Who Helped Found Strother Institute Died Monday Night:
Father of Fulton Veterinarian was also telephone builder:
Son of Cordelia Ann Fagan & William Ward, husband of Mary Josephine Fagan.
A.F. Ward, 82 years old, father of Dr. H.C. Ward, Fulton Veterinarian, died at 9:50 o'clock Monday night at the Callaway Hospital in Fulton, where he had been ill for several days. He had been in failing health for about ten years, as a result of Arteosclerosis, several strokes of paralysis terminating in Exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency, according to Dr. Green D. McCall, and his condition became serious last week. Informant was his son, Dr. H.C. Ward.
The body was taken to Perry, Missouri, where he had lived most of his life, and a funeral service was conducted at 2:30 o;clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. O.D. Boulware. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetary, of Perry, with rites by the Masons.
Local Fulton arrangements were under the direction of Herndon-Taylor Furniture Service.
Mr. Ward was a son of William and Cordelia Ward, native Virginians. He was born May 13, 1849, at Pike County, Illinois, near Perry, Illinois, where his early life was spent. Immediately after the Civil War, at the age of about 16 years, he went to Perry, Missouri, where he resided most of his later life.
Mr. Ward was one of the enterprising citizens of Perry throughout his lifetime there. Always progressive, he was one of the founders of the Strother Institute, named for the late French Strother well known to many Fultonians. At a memorial dedication at Perry last year, Mr. Ward was the only surviving member of the group which promoted this early day Missouri school, and he was present at the dedication.
Mr. Ward and his business associate installed one of the first telephones in this section of the state. They built a line from their hardware store in Perry to the hardware store in Laddonia for business purposes. Mr. Ward also had a homemade telephone between his home and the store, which now is in the state museum at the capitol building in Jefferson City.
Mr. Ward was married about 58 years ago to Miss Josephine Fagan, who was born and reared in Perry, Missouri. Mrs. Ward died about 20 years ago. Five children survive. They are: Roy F. Ward of Minaca, Chihuahua, Mexico, Mrs. Cordie Saunders of Maplewood, Missouri, Dr. E.B. Ward of Jefferson City, Mrs. O.D. Boulware of Perry, Missouri and Dr. H.C. Ward of Fulton, Missouri. He also leaves eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ward was the oldest member of the Perry Masonic Lodge. He was well known in Fulton where he had made extensive visits at the home of his son for the last year and a half.
Death Cert#24374:
Aaron Fagan Ward, 82, of Fulton, died at 10:00pm on July 6, 1931 at his home.
Dr. Greene D. McCall, of Fulton, pronounced death caused by Arteriosclerosis due to Paralysis following Apoplexy terminating in exhaustion and Cardiac Insufficiency. The informant was H.C. Ward of Fulton.
Mr. Ward was born May 13, 1849, in Pike County, Illinois, the son of William and Cordelia (Fagan) Ward, both born in Virginia. He was united in marriage to Mary Josephine Fagan and she preceded him in death.
The undertaker was Herndon-Taylor Furniture Company in Fulton. Burial was in Lick Creek Cemetery in Perry, Missouri.
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