Rex Darrel Ward, Sr. 80, of Nottingham, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2016 at Lancaster General Hospital. He was the husband of Betty E. Murray Ward with whom he shared 59 years of marriage. Born in Independence, VA he was the son of the late Fred J. and Ruby D. Edwards Ward. Rex was a rural letter carrier for the Nottingham Post Office for 29 years. He was a Baptist by faith. Rex was a member of the Teamsters Union. He enjoyed fishing, riding tractors, raising cows, farming, gardening and growing fruit trees. He is survived by his wife; 3 sons, Rex Darrel Ward, Jr. (Terry) of Quarryville, Steven Ward (Susan) of Rising Sun, MD, Fred Ward (Carolyn) of Quarryville; 2 daughters, Suzette James (Chuck) of Trophy Club, TX and Roxanne Sgro (Al) of Broomall; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and sister, Mary Edwards of OH.
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tues., Oct. 25th, at Nottingham Missionary Baptist Church, 303 West Christine Rd., Nottingham, PA, 19362, where friends and family may visit from 10-11 am. Interment will be in the adjoining church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to the church. Funeral arrangements by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc., Oxford, PA. On-line condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com. Comments are closed.
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