In Memory
Esther I. (Bays) Ward
Feb 22, 1913 - May 25, 1960
Esther I. Ward, 20301 Kern Rd., Centre Twp., died at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Hospital following a year's illness. She was born in Stevensville, Mich., on Feb. 22, 1913, and came to South Bend 37 years ago from Baroda, Mich.
In 1936 in South Bend she was married to Rolland (Tod) Ward. Surviving are her husband; her father, Norman Bays of St. Joseph; Mich.; daughter, Cynthia at home, and two sisters, Mrs. Blanche Miller of Stevensville, and Mrs. Thelma Michels of South Bend.
Friends may call after 7 p.m. today in the Forest G. Hay Funeral Home and until 11:30 a.m. Saturday when the body will be taken to the Southlawn Evangelical United Brethren Church for services there at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Rev. Robert F. Haskins Jr., pastor, will officiate, and burial will be in Highland Cemetery.
Mrs. Ward was a member of the Southlawn Church, the Eta Alumni Chapter the Sigma Phi Gamma International Society and päst-president of the Eta Chapter.
The South Bend Tribune South Bend, IN, 26 May 1960
Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com
10/31/2026 EJS
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