John P. Ward

Memoriam

John P. Ward, 73, a resident of Cleveland for 49 years, passed away Monday, April 27, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital. He was employed by American Uniform for 38 years where he served as Vice President of Finance and Secretary.

He was a graduate of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He also served on the Board of Trustees at Bradley Memorial Hospital, the Board of Directors of the YMCA and the Board of Directors at the Cleveland Country Club. He was an active member of First Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his son, Mark Ward; mother and father, Dorothy McFadden and Monty Ward; brother, Don L. Ward.

He is survived by his wife of fifty years, Elaine Burnette Ward of Cleveland; son, David Ward of Cleveland; grandson, Colton Ward and his mother, Rene’; step-father, Laurel McFadden; three nieces, Donna Ward Cochrane, Kellye Mull and Anita Droke; one nephew, Mike Ward.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2015 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Reverend Tom Wickes officiating. Interment will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 1, 2015 at Sunset Memorial Gardens with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service. Ken Hart, Ken Webb, Jonathan Cochrane, Buddy Kimsey, Stacey Bower, and Billy Long will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home prior to the service.