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- Evelyn Grindstaff "Granny" Ward, age 89, of Elizabethton, passed away on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital.
She was the daughter of the late William Franklin and Jennie Mae Hardin Grindstaff and was born in Carter County.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Ward, a sister, Aileen Grindstaff Pierce; two brothers, Robert E. Grindstaff and Floyd Grindstaff.
Mrs. Ward was of the Baptist faith and enjoyed making crafts, selling her jelly at the flea market and playing Bingo.
Survivors include three daughters, Helen Sue Ward O'Bannon and husband, Barrie, of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Barbara Ann Ward Herron and husband, Barry, of Dorothy, West Virginia; Kathy E. Williams and companion, Kenneth Fletcher, both of Elizabethton; one son, Raymond G. Ward, of Elizabethton; eleven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews; one sister-in-law, Grace Herman, of Alabama; one brother-in-law, Abraham Ward, of Mississippi. Also surviving are special friends, Wesley and Rita Holtsclaw; Wayne and Holly Koonz; Billy and Kathy Cole.
The family would like to extend a special thank-you to the staff of 6200 at the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital for the love and care given to Mrs. Ward during her illness.
A memorial service for Mrs. Ward will be conducted at a later date.
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Abt 1928 - 2014 (~ 86 years)
