Pauline Ward

Pauline Ward obituary

Pauline Ward

Pauline Ward Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Appalachian Funeral Home & Cremation Services - Johnson City from Sep. 4 to Sep. 11, 2025.

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Pauline Ward was born February 14, 1955, in Unicoi, TN, to Silas and Shirley McCurry. She passed away suddenly at her home in North Carolina, with her husband and children by her side. Pauline was a very special lady, and loved by many family and friends. She was married for 47 years to Ricky C. Ward. Pauline left behind her husband and five children, Merilena Miller and life partner Leslie Garrison, Shirley Register, John Register, Melinda Murphy, Ricky Ward Jr. and his wife Reene Ward, three sisters and one brother. Pauline had a large family including twenty-six grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren, and three great- grandchildren on the way.

The family will receive friends Friday, September 12, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. in the East Parlor of Appalachian Funeral Home.

A brief service will follow at 7:00 p.m. in the East Chapel.

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