Billie Jean Ward
– November 13, 2021
Billie Jean Ward, 86, from Sun City Center, Florida, passed away after a brief illness on November 13, 2021, with her loving family by her side. She was born in Corbin, Ky., on January 29, 1935, to Earl and Irene Felts.
Billie Jean graduated from Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana, and was a parishioner of Central Christian Church. She was a volunteer at St. Johns Hospital and Community North Hospital. She and her husband Jack moved to Sun City Center Florida, where she became a deaconess at Trinity Baptist Church. She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Sorority and an avid tennis player who played competitively. They had spent four years living in Seoul, Korea, where he served as the General Motors VP with GM/Daewoo. While there, she studied South East Asian cooking and oriental flower arranging and volunteered at the US Army Base. Billy Jean had a heart of gold and was a very kind, caring person. She will be missed by all. She was the true epitome of a lady.
She leaves, to cherish her memory, her husband of almost 69 years, Jack Ward; three daughters, Terri (Robert) Chaney, Peggy Wise and Kathy (Bruce) Ray; grandchildren, Caleb and Chaney Grubbs; Myles and Madelyn Wise; Jackson and Palmer Wise; Adelyne, Cardamon and Opal Ray; and Grayson and Madison Faller; several nieces and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Irene Felts; brother, Jerry Felts; granddaughter, Summer Nicole Ray; son-in-law, Rick Wise; and one great-grandson, Gabe Chaney Grubbs.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Billie Jean to Lifepath Hospice House, 3723 Upper Creek, Ruskin, Fla. 33573.
Billie Jean graduated from Anderson High School in Anderson, Indiana, and was a parishioner of Central Christian Church. She was a volunteer at St. Johns Hospital and Community North Hospital. She and her husband Jack moved to Sun City Center Florida, where she became a deaconess at Trinity Baptist Church. She was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Sorority and an avid tennis player who played competitively. They had spent four years living in Seoul, Korea, where he served as the General Motors VP with GM/Daewoo. While there, she studied South East Asian cooking and oriental flower arranging and volunteered at the US Army Base. Billy Jean had a heart of gold and was a very kind, caring person. She will be missed by all. She was the true epitome of a lady.
She leaves, to cherish her memory, her husband of almost 69 years, Jack Ward; three daughters, Terri (Robert) Chaney, Peggy Wise and Kathy (Bruce) Ray; grandchildren, Caleb and Chaney Grubbs; Myles and Madelyn Wise; Jackson and Palmer Wise; Adelyne, Cardamon and Opal Ray; and Grayson and Madison Faller; several nieces and one nephew.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Earl and Irene Felts; brother, Jerry Felts; granddaughter, Summer Nicole Ray; son-in-law, Rick Wise; and one great-grandson, Gabe Chaney Grubbs.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in memory of Billie Jean to Lifepath Hospice House, 3723 Upper Creek, Ruskin, Fla. 33573.