Harvey B. Ward

Harvey B Ward, 93, of Follansbee, WV and Englewood, FL, died August 15, 2012. Born in Monroeville, NJ, he was the eldest child of the late Harvey Bates Ward, Sr. and Edythe Richman Ward. He also was preceded in death by his sister Naomi W. Norman and brothers Robert E. and Lester H. Ward. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, he enlisted and served for four years in the US Army Air Corp. He was the former board chairman and president of Bank of Follansbee and Follansbee Insurance Agency respectively. He was past master of Wellsburg Lodge #2, AF & AM and a member for over 56 years in Scottish Rite, SJ USA and in Osiris Shrine, Wheeling, W. Va. He was a deacon, trustee, elder, and choir member of the United Presbyterian Church of Follansbee and an active member of numerous civic and fraternal organizations in Follansbee.

Surviving are his wife of 67 years, Virginia Humes Ward, and daughters M. Ellen (son-in-law Louis) Fusco, Brenda E. Ward, and Marcia W. (son-on-law Kevin) Pufpaff. Also surviving are his granddaughter Erin Fusco and her husband Karl Seigfried, sisters-in-law Cecelia Lee Groff and Dorothy M. Ward, four nieces and two nephews, and beloved havanese Cai.

Please make any memorial contributions to the American Cancer Society for research at https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/index