2010 Persons Of The Year: Royce Ward

January 2, 2011

NorthEscambia.com is naming Persons of the Year for 2010 each day this week.

Royce Ward of Walnut Hill has posthumously been named one of our North Escambia Persons of the Year.

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. He was a graduate of Ernest Ward High School and the University of Florida. Ward was a lifelong member of the Walnut Hill Baptist Church.

Ward passed away August 25, 2010.

Comments

7 Responses to “2010 Persons Of The Year: Royce Ward”

  1. Angi B. on January 3rd, 2011 11:19 am

    I know his family will be so happy to see this article, Congrats…

  2. J Douglas Coburn on January 2nd, 2011 4:44 pm

    One of the finest men I have ever known…

  3. David Huie Green on January 2nd, 2011 4:04 pm

    REGARDING:
    “We did not vote but we did not have to”

    All anybody else did was nominate, Northescambia.com decided.

  4. escambiamom on January 2nd, 2011 1:50 pm

    Congratulations to his family! Sounds like a neat person.
    I hope that we have similar type young people coming up in the community to be leaders like these men featured in these articles.

  5. OldMarine on January 2nd, 2011 12:07 pm

    Another Great man.

    Not many like him anymore

    Salute , Sir

  6. Aaron Steele on January 2nd, 2011 9:36 am

    A Pensacola Reader. We did not vote but we did not have too. He was a truly good friend to us and to everyone else also. We were in the same grade and even way back then he was a friend to all.

  7. harvey bradberry on January 2nd, 2011 8:24 am

    good friend ,an outstanding man

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