Ward

Funeral service for Michael Andrew Ward, age 60, of Smithville was held September 4, 2017 at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Bro. Johnathon Willoughby officiated with burial following in DeKalb Cemetery.

Mr. Ward passed away September 3, 2017 at his residence. He was a press operator at Federal Mogul and member of McMinnville Missionary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Wilma Jean Martin Ward; sister, Alice Marie Christian; brother, Murrell Lee Ward; niece, Mary Christian; nephew, Paul Ward; and mother-in-law Lorene Barnes Tramel.

Survivors include his wife of 31 years Janice Tramel Ward of Smithville; two daughters, Resha and Chris Allen and Rena and Johnathon Willoughby of Smithville; grandchildren, Quentin and Ashley Cook, Zackary Snyder, and Jathan and Lydia Willoughby of Smithville; step grandson, Christopher Allen of Smithville; great grandson, Aiden West of Smithville; father Thurman Ward of Smartt Station at Morrison; six brothers, Paul and Janice Ward of Smithville, Kenneth and Audrey Ward of Rock Island, Tim Ward of Rock Island, David and Reda Ward of McMinnville, Lynn and Laure Ward of Pikeville, and Jim Ward of North Carolina; three sisters, Brenda and Ricky Henderson of Rock Island, Linda and Tommy Thompson of McMinnville, and Martha and Kenneth Braswell of Elm Hill; and father-in-law, L.C.Tramel of Smithville.

Serving as pallbearers were Jathan Willoughby, Quentin Cook, David Ward, Lynn Ward, Zackary Snyder, Kenneth Ward, Tim Ward and Christopher Allen.

Honorary pallbearers included Thomas Easterwood, Mike Cantrell, Shawn Bain, Richard Miller, Melissa Easterwood, Deborah Florida and Cheryl Pasco.

Love-Cantrell Funeral Home, Smithville, TN, was in charge of the arrangements.

Smithville Review

(Smithville, Tenn.)

Sept. 13, 2017