WARD, Paul

1909 - 1995  (85 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	WARD, Paul
  Birth	23 Mar 1909	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
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  Burial	Feb 1995	Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States
  Death	21 Feb 1995	Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States
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  Person ID	I19113	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
  Last Modified	19 Aug 2021

  
  

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  Family	CORBETT, Kady Rowene ,   b. 5 Nov 1908, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States Provo, Utah, Utah, United Statesd. 30 Dec 1973, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	16 Jul 1931	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  Divorce	Yes, date unknown
  Children	4 sons and 1 daughter
  + 1. Living   2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F9847	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  Mary Ward e-mail date, 4 Oct 2004 Don Corbett in letter of 19 Nov 2004 said Kady divorced then joined a polygamist group and her family was scattered Comment: BIOGRAPHY: LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4 Ward, Joseph Frank by Andrew Jenson BIOGRAPHY: 511Ward, Joseph Frank BIOGRAPHY: 511Ward, Joseph Frank, Bishop of the Emigration Ward, Liberty Stake, Utah, from 1925 to 1930, was born Dec. 28, 1882, in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of Joseph Harvey Ward and Sarah Maria Terry. He was baptized June 30, 1891, ordained an Elder June 7, 1904, by Arthur W. Brown, filled a mission to the Swiss-German Mission in 1904-1907, and was ordained a High Priest and Bishop Feb. 27, 1925, by Geo. F. Richards. BIOGRAPHY: A Few Excerpts from the Life of Joseph Frank Ward usually known as J. Frank Ward (by Paul Ward, his oldest son) BIOGRAPHY: Joseph Frank Ward, my father, was born December 27, 1883, at Salt Lake City, Utah, in a litle adobe house at 256 South Seventh East. He was the youngest son of Sarah Maria Terry and Joseph Harvey Ward. Father although he was born under poor circumstances, his mother was a good manager. He was "spoilt" as my Aunt "Mamie" readily admitted. Dad did the usual "chores" around the place. Grandmother milked a cow or two and also goats. Dad had to deliver the milk to the neighbors. The education my father had was limited. He was obliged to go to work at age 14. Just shortly after he finished the 7th grade at public school. He started to work at Walker Bros. Dry Goods Store in the warehouse department. He had to help support his widowed mother. Through home study he was a self made man. Dad had an ear for music, was a good singer, took lessons on the piano and became very proficient in playing in spite of having an injury to one of his fingers. He caught it in the pulley while putting up hay at Draper, Utah. He led the choir in the Ward and Stake, was always playing the piano around the house. As to his occupation, later, he clerked in clothing store in Salt Lake, sold insurance, and farm gates and patent shoes. Then he went into the real estate business along with the insurance. He worked for two different real estate companies in Salt Lake and later went into the real estate business on his own. The original Crescent Ice Cream Co. had gone into bankruptcy. Dad's friend Bob Burt induced Dad to go in with him to operate the defunct ice cream company which Dad did. Things took a peculiar turn for the two partners. The bank would not re-finance the company unless Dad was made manager. This irked Bob Burt so Dad pursuaded two of his business friends to assume the obligation of the ice cream company. THey formed a three way partnership with Dad running the outfit. The dairy manufacturning business was Dad's occupation for the rest of his life. J. Frank Ward was raised in an atmosphere of religion as his mother was born in Iowa as the Mormon pioneers were crossing the plains in 1848. He was 22 years old when he entered the Swiss German Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The German language came easy for him and he spoke fluent German the rest of his life. He held many positions in the Latter Day Saint Church - Sunday School Superintendent, various teaching positions, Bishop, High Counselor. He headed the Welfare Program in Liberty Stake and worked very closely with President Harold B. Lee in getting the Welfare Program established through out the Church during the depression years and up untl his death. He was very close to President Lee in this regard. At the time of his death he still was a member of the General Church Welfare Committee. Dad was a firm believer in the principle of work. All of his children had responsibilities around the home - daily chores in and outside the house - keeping home in repair - painting - tending the chickens, etc. During the summer the children secured jobs to help us prepare for school in the fall. When we worked full time, we not only clothed ourselves, paid for our schooling but we were required to pay board each week to our mother to help support the famiy and mainly to support ourselves. It was a training experience which made us self-reliant and self-sufficient. These are only a few excerpts from J. Frank Ward's life. I plan at a later date to write a biography of his life which will be more complete. His life ended upon this earth October 22, 1942