The funeral service will be conducted 1:00 p.m. Monday, October 12, 2015, Union Baptist Church, Norris Street, Montezuma, Georgia. The Reverend Joe Harrisston, Pastor will officiate. Interment will follow at the Champ Waters Cemetery, 191 Twin Church Road, Montezuma, Georgia.
Linda Faye Ward Lewis was born in Montezuma, Georgia on June 20,1955 to the late George Ward Sr., and Mary Alice Lewis Ward. Linda acquired her education in the public school system of Macon County and was a 1973 graduate of the historic D.F. Douglas High School in Montezuma, Georgia. Following high school Linda enlisted in the United States Army as a Medical Service Court and served her country proudly until she was honorable discharged. She was employed over years by Buckeye, Macon County Department of Family and Children Service, and Frito- lay. She is preceded in death by one sister Jackie Ward.
She leaves to cherish her memories a beloved son Charles Brown; three grandchildren Markel Brown, Z’khia Brown, Marqueon Glenn; seven siblings Georgia A. Ward, College Park, Georgia, Kenneth M. Ward ( Beverly), Stockbridge, Georgia, Cheryl Ward, Atlanta, Georgia, Pamela Ward Montezuma, Georgia, Gail Ward, Charleston, South Carolina, Donnie Ward, Oglethorpe, Georgia, Kathy Mann (Alfondo), Oglethorpe, Georgia; aunts and uncles Peggy Ann Gibson, Atlanta, Georgia, Annie Grace, Elnora Long, Angela Leach, Warner Robins, Georgia, Cordel Lewis, Montezuma, Georgia; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends including a devoted friend J.W. Walters.