NAME: BILLIE JEAN (LACKEY) WARD, AGE 71, LIFETIME COALGATE AREA RESIDENT.

BORN: JULY 27, 1927 NEAR THE MOWDY COMMUNITY IN COAL COUNTY, OK TO WILLIAM LEROY AND AUDIE (ISBELL) LACKEY. PASSED AWAY: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1998 AT THE MCALESTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL. AGE: 71 YEARS 4 MONTHS AND 8 DAYS EDUCATION: ATTENDED SCHOOLS AT MOWDY AND COALGATE. MARRIED: H. BILL WARD ON FEBRUARY 2, 1957 AT VAN BUREN, AR. OCCUPATION: A HOUSEWIFE AND FOSTER GRANDPARENT. CHURCH AFFILIATION: SHE WAS A LONGTIME MEMBER OF THE COTTONWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH. SURVIVED BY HUSBAND: H. BILL WARD OF THE HOME NEAR CAIRO, OK. CHILDREN: JIMMY A. WILSON AND WIFE TERESA OF MCALESTER, OK. LAJEANNA J. FANNIN AND HUSBAND TOMMY OF ATOKA, OK. DONNA G. HECK AND HUSBAND TOM OF PHILLIPS, OK. HILLMON BILL WARD JR. AND WIFE TAMMY OF KREBS, OK. CANDY L. GRIFFIN AND HUSBAND CALVIN OF CAIRO, OK. JOYCE M. WILLIAMS AND HUSBAND HANK OF BOGGY DEPOT, OK. FREEDA K. CARNEY AND HUSBAND MARK OF SKIATOOK, OK. JOE D. WARD AND WIFE RACHAEL OF COALGATE, OK. JERRY D. WARD AND WIFE GAYLYNN OF PHILLIPS, OK. DAVID H. WARD OF CAIRO, OK. STACY N. RAINEY AND HUSBAND CHRIS OF TULSA, OK. SISTERS: HER TWIN, GERALDINE CAMPBELL AND HUSBAND WARREN OF MENA, AR. QUINTA STURDY AND HUSBAND BILL OF COALGATE, OK. BROTHERS: BOYD LACKEY AND WIFE CLARA OF CALIFORNIA. WILLIAM LACKEY JR. AND WIFE FRANCES OF CALIFORNIA. EUGENE LACKEY AND WIFE PATRICIA OF COALGATE, OK. GRANDCHILDREN: JIMMY, TRACY, CHRIS, KEYVIN, KELLEN, CHASE, VALERIE, STACIE, PATRICK, AMANDA, CHANCE, EVAN, LYNDI, MINDY, AMY, HEATHER, RANDA, BROOKELYN, LAUREN, CHANDLER, PREZTON, JACKSON, JADE, ASHLEY, BAILEY, PADEN, AUSTIN, AND DILLON. GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: AMBER, JIMMY, KATIE, HERMAN, CODY, SKYLAR, AND CHAUN. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY PARENTS: WILLIAM AND AUDIE LACKEY. SISTER: FREEDA TABOR. BROTHER: HUBERT LACKEY.

DATE OF SERVICES: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1998 AT 10:00 A.M. PLACE OF SERVICES: FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ~ COALGATE, OK. INTERMENT: THE WARD FAMILY CEMETERY NEAR CAIRO, OK. OFFICIATING: REV. BILL WEATHERS. ASSISTING: REV. RANDY WARD. CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS) PATRICK GRIFFIN, JIMMY WILSON, CHRIS BRANNON, KEYVIN HECK, KELLEN HECK, EVAN WARD, CHASE HECK, PADEN WARD. HONORARY CASKETBEARERS: (GRANDSONS AND SONS-IN-LAW) CHANCE GRIFFIN, PREZTON WARD, JACKSON WARD, AUSTIN WARD, DILLON WARD, TOMMY FANNIN, TOM HECK, CALVIN GRIFFIN, HANK WILLIAMS, MARK CARNEY, CHRIS RAINEY.