Individual Details
Billie Mae Herrin
(3 Feb 1914 - 12 Mar 1954)
Daughter of George Erastus Herrin and Maude Vernon McElroy. Wife of Hoyt E. Ward and mother of George Hoyt Ward.
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Mrs. Hoyt E. Ward
Mrs. Willie Mae Ward, wife of Hoyt E. Ward of 108 Cherry Ave., North Charleston, died yesterday afternoon at a local infirmary.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Park Circle Presbyterian Church, North Charleston with burial in Lebanon Cemetery, Effingham at 4:30 p.m.
Born Feb. 3, 1914, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., she was a daughter of George E. Herrin and Mrs. Maud McElroy Herrin. She was employed in the controller's office at the Naval Base.
Surviving are her husband; a son, George Hoyt Ward; her mother, Mrs. Herrin of Tuscaloosa; two sisters, Mrs. J. O. Hancock of Tuscaloosa and Mrs. R.D. Davenport of Durham; four brothers, Percy L. Herrin of Tuscaloosa, Paul E. Herrin of Boston, Ala., S. Whitten Herrin of Texarkana and H. Howard Herrin of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
from the Charleston "News and Courier", March 13, 1954
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Mrs. Hoyt E. Ward
Mrs. Willie Mae Ward, wife of Hoyt E. Ward of 108 Cherry Ave., North Charleston, died yesterday afternoon at a local infirmary.
Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Park Circle Presbyterian Church, North Charleston with burial in Lebanon Cemetery, Effingham at 4:30 p.m.
Born Feb. 3, 1914, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., she was a daughter of George E. Herrin and Mrs. Maud McElroy Herrin. She was employed in the controller's office at the Naval Base.
Surviving are her husband; a son, George Hoyt Ward; her mother, Mrs. Herrin of Tuscaloosa; two sisters, Mrs. J. O. Hancock of Tuscaloosa and Mrs. R.D. Davenport of Durham; four brothers, Percy L. Herrin of Tuscaloosa, Paul E. Herrin of Boston, Ala., S. Whitten Herrin of Texarkana and H. Howard Herrin of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
from the Charleston "News and Courier", March 13, 1954
Events
| Birth | 3 Feb 1914 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Death | 12 Mar 1954 | Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina |  |  | |
| Burial | 14 Mar 1954 | Lebanon Cemetery, Florence County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Hoyt Exly Ward (1906 - 1966) |
| Child | George Hoyt Ward (1933 - 2000) |
| Father | George Erastus Herrin (1870 - 1954) |
| Mother | Maude Vernon McElroy (1873 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Imogene Herrin (1899 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Percy L. Herrin (1901 - 1981) |
| Sibling | Johnie Herrin (1904 - ) |
| Sibling | Paul Herrin (1906 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Whittie Herrin (1909 - ) |
| Sibling | Henry Howard Herrin Sr. (1910 - 1971) |
Notes
Death
Willie Mae WardSex Female
Age 40
Death Date 1954
Death Place Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Death Place (Original) Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1914
Marital Status Married
Father's Name George E. Herrin
Mother's Name Maude McElroy
Spouse's Name Hoyt E. Ward
Source Details 54-002505
Reference Ward, Willie Mae, 1954
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