Phyllis Ward

Phyllis Ward obituary, Elizabethtown, KY

Phyllis Ward

Phyllis Ward Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home - Hodgenville on Jan. 11, 2026.
Phyllis June Ward, age 77, passed away, January 8, 2026, at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bradley Ward; her parents, Alfred Porter and Goldie Skaggs; three brothers, Paul, Ronnie, Kenny; three sisters, Louis, Kathy and Linda.

She is survived by a son, David Lee (Tina) Ward; four grandchildren, Samantha Leigh-Ann Ward, Margaret Ellen Johnson, Damon Lee Johnson, Christina (John) Pearman; four great grandchildren, Kayleighana June, Dawson Kyler Lee, Ella Raelyn, Noah Wayne and two sisters Mary and Francis.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 14, at Bennett-Bertram Funeral Home in Hodgenville with Bro. Mitch Whidden officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Separate Baptist Church near Magnolia.

Visitation will be held 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and after 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

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208 W. Water St., Hodgenville, KY 42748

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