MRS. LUCY GRACE MANGHAM WARD

 Mrs. Lucy Grace Mangham Ward, age 102, of Lifsey Springs, passed away December 12, 2021. She was born in Lifsey Springs, daughter of the late James William Mangham and Essie Leamon Bankston Mangham Jones.

Mrs. Ward was a homemaker and a life-long resident of Lifsey Springs and member of Beulah Baptist Church where she served as church secretary for 50 years. In the 1920s, Mrs. Ward swam in the original Lifsey Springs pool. In 2016, she and her siblings were awarded a certificate by the Guinness Book of World Records for the highest combined age achieved by five living siblings at 485 years and 72 days. Mrs. Ward enjoyed traveling with her husband to attend his WWII 100th Bomb Group reunions. They attended ones held in California, Ohio and Florida. She also enjoyed sewing and cooking for her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Kermit Ward, step-father Henry Grady Jones, infant sister Irene Mangham, sister Helen Mangham, and brother W. D. Mangham.

She is survived by her children: Kenneth (Cheryl) Ward, Harold (Brenda) Ward, Diane (Kenneth) Denny and Mike (Brenda Whitten) Ward.

She dearly loved her grandchildren: Troy (Samantha) Ward, Jason Ward, Shannon (Lorran) Michaels, Keri (David) Stowers, Jennifer (John) Duncan, Lisa (Robert) Housman, Lee (Julie) Ward, Curtis Ward and Anna Ward; and her 22 great-grandchildren and 13 great-great-grandchildren

She is also survived by her sisters: Rosalee King and Virginia Brooks; many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 15, at 11:00 a.m., in Beulah Baptist Church, 7327 GA Hwy. 109, Molena. Chaplain Chris Hinson and grandson Curtis Ward will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Friends may visit the family on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, stjude.org/donatetoday.

Moody-Daniel Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.