Individual Details
Mildred Ann Ward
(9 Jul 1925 - 30 Jul 2006)
Daughter of Hugh Brantley Ward Sr. and Lula Mathews Ward. Wife of Oscar William Booker, Sr.
Cottondale - Mildred W. Booker, age 81, of Cottondale, died July 30, 2006 in home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar William Booker, Sr. of Cottondale; daughter, Judy (Robert) Burt of Cottondale; sons, Bill (Sherry) Booker of Cottondale and Joe (Nancy) Booker of Cottondale, brothers, Hugh Ward, Jack Ward and Al Ward, all of Cottondale and Herb Ward of Tuscaloosa; and grandchildren, Jodie Robinson of Kewanee, Ill., Jennifer (Josh) Butler of Pleasant Grove, Crystal Booker, Julie and Robin Burt and Samantha Booker, all of Cottondale.
Mildred was married on June 30, 1945 to Oscar, and they were married for 61 years. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Pallbearers will be Mike Merriam, Jr., Wyatt, R.H. Burns, Harold Ward, Mike McCormack and Buster Jones.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", August 1, 2006
Cottondale - Mildred W. Booker, age 81, of Cottondale, died July 30, 2006 in home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Tuscaloosa Memorial Park.
Survivors include her husband, Oscar William Booker, Sr. of Cottondale; daughter, Judy (Robert) Burt of Cottondale; sons, Bill (Sherry) Booker of Cottondale and Joe (Nancy) Booker of Cottondale, brothers, Hugh Ward, Jack Ward and Al Ward, all of Cottondale and Herb Ward of Tuscaloosa; and grandchildren, Jodie Robinson of Kewanee, Ill., Jennifer (Josh) Butler of Pleasant Grove, Crystal Booker, Julie and Robin Burt and Samantha Booker, all of Cottondale.
Mildred was married on June 30, 1945 to Oscar, and they were married for 61 years. She was a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Pallbearers will be Mike Merriam, Jr., Wyatt, R.H. Burns, Harold Ward, Mike McCormack and Buster Jones.
from the "Tuscaloosa News", August 1, 2006
Events
| Birth | 9 Jul 1925 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 4 Apr 1930 | (Hugh Brantley Ward Sr. and Lula Mae Mathews) |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 13 May 1940 | (Hugh Brantley Ward Sr. and Lula Mae Mathews) Coaling, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | | | |
| Marriage | 28 Jun 1945 | Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Oscar William Booker | | | |
| Death | 30 Jul 2006 | Cottondale, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |||
| Burial | Tuscaloosa Memorial Park, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | |
Families
| Spouse | Oscar William Booker (1918 - 2014) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Oscar William Booker (1948 - ) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Hugh Brantley Ward Sr. (1881 - 1969) |
| Mother | Lula Mae Mathews (1891 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Wallace Royce Ward (1911 - 1982) |
| Sibling | Lula May Ward (1914 - 1916) |
| Sibling | Hugh Brantley Ward Jr. (1918 - ) |
| Sibling | Jack W. Ward (1920 - 2014) |
| Sibling | Herbert Jasper Ward (1922 - 2007) |
| Sibling | Alfred Emanuel Ward (1928 - 2013) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Hugh B Ward head M 48 Alabama - FarmerLula M Ward Wife F 39 Alabama
Wallace R Ward Son M 18 Alabama - Laborer, general farm
Hugh B Ward Son M 12 Alabama
Jack Ward Son M 9 Alabama
Herbert J Ward Son M 7 Alabama
Mildred A Ward Daughter F 4 8/12 Alabama
Alfred E Ward Son M 1 1/12 Alabama
Census (family)-shared
H Brantley Ward Husband M 58 Alabama - FarmerLula M Ward Wife F 49 Alabama
Wallace R Ward Son M 29 Alabama - Farmer
Hugh B Ward Son M 23 Alabama - Farmer
Jack Ward Son M 20 Alabama - Farmer
Jasper Ward Son M 16 Alabama
Mildred A Ward Daughter F 14 Alabama
Alfred E Ward Son M 11 Alabama
Marriage
Oscar William BookerEvent Type Marriage
Event Date 28 Jun 1945
Event Place Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
Sex Male
Age 27
Birth Year (Estimated) 1918
Father's Name Archie N Booker
Mother's Name Alice Mckinley
Spouse's Name Mildred Ann Ward
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 19
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926
Spouse's Father's Name Hugh Brantley Ward
Spouse's Mother's Name Lula M Mathews
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From Oscar's obituary: "Oscar was married on June 30, 1945 to Mildred Ward, and they were married for 61 years."
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