Obituary of Frederick T. “Bud” Ward

Frederick T. Ward, Bud, age 82, died on Thursday, May 20, 2004 at Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center in Plainfield. Born to the late Rev. Beverly M. Ward Sr. and Julia Holmes and raised in Plainfield, Mr. Ward worked as a baker for the Stires Bakery on Park Avenue, Plainfield for 15 years before retiring in 1989. Mr. Ward was an Army Veteran in W.W.II. He was a member of the St. Pauls AME Church in Bound Brook. He enjoyed baseball and gardening. Mr. Ward is predeceased by his wife Beatrice C. Gibson Ward in 1980. He is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Ward Davis of Harrisburg, PA and Mrs. Cornelia Ward Van Blake of Edison. He leaves to mourn several nieces and nephews, along with great and grand nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday, May 26th at 11 a.m. in the Higgins Home for Funerals, 209 West 8th Street, Plainfield. Interment will be at Bound Brook Cemetery, Bound Brook. Visitation will be prior to the service from 9 to 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Pauls AME Church, 137 Warren Street, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 in his memory.