Lloyd M. Ward, 67, of Scio, NY, died Friday, April 27, 2018
in Jones Memorial Hospital, Wellsville, NY surrounded by his family. Born December 7, 1950, in Wellsville, he was
the son of Morris and Doris Goodridge Ward.
On October 6, 1973, in Scio, he married the former Katherine J. Porter,
who survives. A Vietnam Veteran, he
served honorably with the US Army. A
graduate of Scio Central School and Breeden School of Welding in Genesee, PA,
he was employed by Air Preheater for 41 years, retiring in 2014. Lloyd enjoyed
the outdoors and his Jeep rides with his dog, Meisie. His loves were his wife, children, and
grandchildren. Surviving besides his
wife, Katherine, are: four children,
Sarah Claypool of Scio, Carrie (Aaron) Elliott of Scio, Loretta (Brian) Erwin
of Philadelphia, PA, and Casey Ward of Allegany, NY; five grandchildren, Trevor Claypool, Shelby
Claypool, Kaylee Elliott, Kylee Elliott, and Max Erwin; five sisters, Phyllis
(Ronald deceased) Young of Lockport, NY, Lillian (Donald) Pye of Wellsville,
RuthAnn (Ralph deceased) Middaugh of Hornell, Norma (Donald) Middaugh of
Friendship, and MaryLou (Donald) Drake of Angelica; nieces and nephews; and his canine companion, Meisie. In addition to his parents, he was
predeceased by a sister, Barbara Keiser. Lloyd liked the Billy Graham quote,
“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of
God.” Services will be held
privately. The Rev. Carl Kemp will
officiate. Burial will be in Knights
Creek Cemetery. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org. Arrangements are entrusted to the Mulholland-Crowell
Funeral Home, Wellsville, NY. Online
condolences may be expressed at www.wellsvillefuneralhome.com.
