Deborah Ward
September 29, 2019
Date of Service: October 2, 2019
Interment Location: Garden of the Last Supper
Deborah Ward, age 70, of Hampton, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2019 at the Life Care Center of Elizabethton. Deborah was born in Atlanta, Georgia to the late Charles and Ruth Jones Carnes.
Deborah had worked as a paralegal and was a member of Hampton First Christian Church. She had also sold real estate in Asheville, North Carolina and had spent three years in Africa. Deborah enjoyed gardening, cooking, spending time with her grandchildren, her pets, traveling, shopping and loved to find a bargain.
Those left to cherish her memory include her husband, James “Denny” Ward, of the home; two daughters, Mikaela Ladd, of Pendergrass, GA and Angela Sawyer, of Oxford, GA; a step son, Matthew Ward, of Charlotte, NC; her grandchildren, Jay Dailey, Jessica Voigt, Jared Voigt, Joshua Sawyer and Jacob Voigt; two great grandchildren; three sisters, Marty Carnes, of St. Simon’s Island, GA, Cathy Compton, of Asheville, NC and Carol Lang, of Hilton Head, SC; and one brother, Bill Carnes, of Clearwater, FL. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A service to celebrate the life of Deborah Ward will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 2, 2019 in the Chapel of Peace at Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton with Mr. Dwayne Calhoun, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel, prior to the service on Wednesday.
The graveside service will follow at Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends.
The family would like to extend a special thanks to the Life Care Center of Elizabethton and Avalon Hospice for the loving care given to Mrs. Ward during her illness.
Those who prefer memorials in lieu of flowers, may make donations to the Elizabethton/ Carter County Humane Society, 135 Sycamore Shoals Drive, Elizabethton, TN 37643.
Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com Mrs. Ward and her family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton. Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917.
