J. B. WARD

Funeral for J.B. Ward, 71, of Rusk was at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Olive Baptist Church with the Rev. Mertis Bartley officiating. Burial was in Rusk Memorial Cemetery.

Mr. Ward died Jan. 11. He was born Feb. 4, 1937, in Sacul. He attended George W. Bradford High School and was a member of the Mount Olive Baptist Church.

Survivors are two brothers and a sister-in-law, Hubard Ward of Lufkin and Frazier and Carolyn Foreman of Dallas; four sisters and two brothersin law, Lola B. and Adam Mallard, Mary Foreman, Charlsie Session and Ann and Jerry Leviston, all of Rusk; and an aunt Dorothy Jackson of Rusk.

Pallbearers were Melvin Session II, Dr. Wesley Foreman, Jeremy Bolton, Emile Tony, Akeem Leviston and Melvin W. Foreman. Honorary pallbearers were Lonnie R. Gipson, John Richard Cook, Sam O'Neil, Mike Cook and Jessie Simmons.

Arrangements were under the direction of Williams Funeral Home.