Myrtle Mae Ward

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 Census
Name: Myrtle Ward
Age: 6
Birth Year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Garden, Buchanan, Virginia
Street: Dividing Ridge Between Tazewell and Buchanan
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: J T Ward
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Carley Ward
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Able to Speak English: Yes
Attended School: No
Household Members:
Name Age
J T Ward 35
Carley Ward 36
Preston Ward 13
Paul Ward 11
Myrtle Ward 6

OBITUARY

From Find A Grave

BLUEFIELD ? Myrtle Mae Ward Altizer, born at Bearwallow, Va. on Feb. 3, 1913, departed this earthly life at the age of 98 and went to her eternal home to be with Jesus on Dec. 8, 2011.

Myrtle Altizer was the daughter of the late James and Carlie Wyatt Ward. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Dr. Henley Altizer; a sister, Minnie; three brothers, Preston, Paul and Hassel Ward.

She is survived by two sons, Elmo and Delano Altizer and his wife Jean; brother, James Ward II, Bluefield, Va.; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Myrtle Altizer resided in Richlands, Va., Radford, Va., Sevierville, Tenn., and Ft. Wayne, Ind., where she was employed with the International Harvester for five years.

She was of the Pentecostal faith and always enjoyed Sunday school and church. She always had great admiration for Pastor Danny Scott and wife Glenda. She was a member of the Bluefield Church of God, Bluefield, W.Va. She had innumerable friends who loved her. There was never a more devoted mother, grandmother, sister and aunt. She had much love for animals. Her pet cat, "Charlie," was much enjoyment to her in later years. Myrtle loved shopping at Grant's Supermarket. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and making breads, especially dinner rolls. She loved gardening and preserving foods. She liked to share goods with others.

Funeral services will be held Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011 at 2 p.m. at the Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va. with the Reverend Michael G. York, the Reverend James Coe Sr., and the Reverend Danny Scott officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenhills Memory Gardens in Claypool Hill, Va. Pallbearers will be family members

Friends may visit with the family today from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Dudley Memorial Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Church of God, 3401 E. Cumberland Rd., Bluefield, WV 24701.

Dudley Memorial Mortuary in Bluefield, Va. is serving the Myrtle Mae Ward Altizer family.




Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Myrtle M Altizer
BORN: 3 Feb 1913
Died: 8 Dec 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Indiana (Before 1951)

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ALT&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=48&GScntry=4&GSsr=761&GRid=81765458&

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Myrtle Mae Altizer
Death Date: 8 Dec 2011
Death Place: Tazewell Co. VA

Myrtle married Dr. Henley Altizer. Henley was born 19 Mar 1905; died 29 Nov 1991; was buried , Greenhills Memory Gardens, Claypool Hill, Tazewell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]