Arnold Houston Ward

Arnold Houston Ward, 78, of Brown Road, Hendersonville died on Thursday, July 12, 2007 in Park Ridge Hospital. He was born in Henderson County and was the son of the late Roy Lee Ward and Lourena Wells Ward. He was preceded in death by his first wife Agnes Kirkpatrick Ward and a grandson, Brandon McCarson. He was a self employed painting contractor and a member of Fletcher First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mildred S. Ward of Hendersonville; daughter, Marilyn Tatham of Etowah; son, Larry Ward of Lexington, KY; three step-children, Debbie Ducote and Carolyn Penland both of Etowah and Stan Wallen of Charlotte; grandchildren, Wendy Golightly, Dusty and Rusty Ward, Cindy Williams and Krystal Isom; nineteen great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Kent of Marshall and a brother, John C. Ward of Arden. A funeral service will be held 3:00 PM Sunday at Fletcher First Baptist Church with the Rev. Roy Waldroup officiating. Burial will follow in Shepherd Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Sunday from 2:00–3:00 PM at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Fletcher First Baptist Church, Stain Glass Window Fund, PO Box 1658 Fletcher, NC 28732.