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Walnut Hill Community Mourns Loss Of Royce Ward
August 28, 2010
The Walnut Hill community is mourning the loss of Royce Ward, 78.
Ward was a longtime member of the Walnut Hill Ruritan Club, and served as the group’s president when the club organized the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department in 1965. A farmer and cattleman, he also served four years in the U.S. Navy achieving the rank of lieutenant.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m., Sunday, August 29 at the Walnut Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Ted Bridges, Rev. LaDon Hall, Rev. James Boyd and Rev. Jerry Peebles officiating. Interment followed in theWalnut Hill Baptist Church cemetery. Visitation was held Saturday at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore.
For the complete obituary, click here.
Pictured: Royce Ward was honored in November, 2009, by the Walnut Hill Volunteer Fire Department for his part in organizing the agency. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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7 Responses to “Walnut Hill Community Mourns Loss Of Royce Ward”
Mr. Ward will be greatly missed. He was a wonderful man and always had a kind word. My prayers are with his family.
I am so sorry for the Ward’s. He was a great person. In a much better place than us though…..
may god bless you and my prayers goes out to you
We are praying for all the family and friends…
A great loss to our church and community! We miss you Bro. Royce!
Our prayers go out to the Ward family. Just lean on God and He will see you through this hard time.
A very fine man, and I know your family will miss him. Our prayers and thoughts are with the family..Only God’s grace is sufficient..