Michael Blain "Mike" Ward^{[1, 2, 3]}

Abt 1951 - 2009  (~ 58 years)

• Name	Michael Blain "Mike" Ward
  Born	Abt 1951
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Dec 2009  [4]
  Buried	15 Dec 2009	Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I135904	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Blain Rogers Ward,   b. Abt 1929, Tennessee  (Age ~ 95 years)
  Mother	Barbara
  Family ID	F62723	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Geneva Ann Helton,   b. 5 May 1951, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Jul 1978  (Age 27 years)
  Children	1. Tammy Michelle Ward,   d. Bef 9 May 1985   2. Michael Blaine Ward, II   3. Homer Rodger Ward + 4. Linda Lee Ward
  Family ID	F50299	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Martha B.
  Children	1. Joshua Ward
  Family ID	F93339	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Buried - 15 Dec 2009 - Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 9 May 1985. Homer Junio Helton obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 20 Oct 1989. Ruth Curington Helton obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Jul 1978. Geneva Ann Helton Ward obituary [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 10 Dec 2009. Ward, Michael Blain, age 58, of South Knoxville, went to be with the Lord Thursday, December 10, 2009, after struggling with cancer. Member of Galilee Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corps. He was owner/operator of Ward Trucking Company. He was preceded in death by first wife, Geneva Helton Ward and daughter Tammy Michelle Ward. Survivors Survived by wife, Martha B. Ward; children, Michael Ward; Rodger Ward and wife Alida; Linda Genta and husband Mike; and Joshua Ward; eight grandchildren; parents, Blain and Barbara Ward; brother, Clayton M. Ward. Service Family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday at Galilee Baptist Church with the funeral service to follow at 7:00 PM, Rev. Guy Milam and Rev. Mark Martin officiating. Family and friends will meet at Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery at 10:00 AM Tuesday for interment services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Nursery Fund at Galilee Baptist Church, 8622 Pickens Gap Roads, Knoxville, TN 37920. Arrangements by Berry Funeral Home, Chapman Highway.