Selmer Scott Ward

Selmer married Cora A. Eller on 13 Apr 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Cora (daughter of John F. Eller and Zelpha Greer) was born on 4 Feb 1899 in North Carolina, , , ; died on 13 Apr 1965 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; was buried in Butler Memorial Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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JOHNSON CITY — Marie Ward Shanks, 90, Johnson City went home to be with her Lord Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at the Christian Care Center after a brief illness.

A native of Butler, she was a daughter of the late Selmer Scott and Cora Eller Ward. She had lived most of her life in Elizabethton. She was a graduate of The Watauga Academy. Marie was retired from the East Tennessee Undergarment Factory. Until her illness, Marie was very active in her church, Lynn Valley Baptist Church where she was a member of the Choir. Marie along with her very special friend Louise Puckett was overseers in the kitchen at Lynn Valley for many years. She sang with a Trio for many years going to different churches in East Tennessee.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William " Bill" Shanks, March 11, 2004; by a brother, Glen Ward; and a sister, Betty Cannon.

Survivors include a son, Gary Swift, Jonesborough; a daughter, Gail Swift Trotter, Pelzer, South Carolina; her brother, Robert Ward, Butler; and her church family, especially the choir.

A Service to celebrate the life of Marie will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Memorial Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Dennis Wilson officiating. Interment will follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Johnson City. Music will be provided by the Lynn Valley Baptist Church Choir. Active Pallbearers will be Deacons of Lynn Valley. Honorary Pallbearers will be Graduates of Watauga Academy. The family would like to express a special "Thank You" to the Staff of The Christian Care Center. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Saturday in the funeral home.