BLAIRSVILLE, GA - Franklin Loyd Ward, 88, passed away December 19, 2010. He was a WWII Veteran, formerly of Howard, Kansas and Wichita, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Ruth Ward. Survivors include his wife, JoAnna, and daughters, Linda S. (Jeff) Ward-Zuercher and Reileen (Eugene) Beatty. Funeral arrangements were conducted by Mountainview Funeral Home, P.O. Box 1676, Blairsville Georgia 30514. www.mountainviewfuneralhome.com.
(Published in The Wichita Eagle on December 26, 2010)