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Oct 10, 2022 · Clara Ward Obituary. Clara Lou Ward, age 85 passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at her home in Idabel, OK. She was born on August 13, 1937 in Tom, OK, the daughter of Charlie and Ethel (Weathers) Chadwick. Clara married Bobby Ward on August 19, 1955 in Idabel, OK. Clara was a wonderful mother, grandmother, sister and friend.
Feb 13, 2022 · Clara MargaretHull Ward, 88Clara Margaret Hull Ward of Myrtle Beach, passed away February 1, 2022 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Clara was born March 13, 1933 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the l
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Died. 16 January 1973 (aged 48) Clara Ward (April 21, 1924 - January 16, 1973) was a gospel artist who achieved great success, both artistic and commercial, in the 1940s and 1950s as leader of The Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward took the lead-switching style ...
Clara was the daughter of Mary Florence (Mollie) Martin and William Pink McAdams. She was the wife of Frank Lester Ward. Obituary Mrs. Clara Ward Funeral services will be held at 2p.m. today at Eastside Baptist Church for Mrs. Clara Elizabeth Ward, 70, of 1403 S. 7th St., Monroe, who died Friday at St. Francis Hospital after a long illness.
In 1931, seven-year-old Clara Ward and her nine-year-old sister Willarene (better known as “Willa”) began performing with their mother, Gertrude, in Philadelphia. Gertrude first called the group “The Consecrated Gospel Singers,” then simply “The Ward Trio.”. The three singers, with the two girls alternating as piano accompanists ...
Clara Mae Ward was an American gospel singer who achieved great artistic and commercial success during the 1940s and 1950s, as leader of the Famous Ward Singers. A gifted singer and arranger, Ward adopted the lead-switching style, previously used primarily by male gospel quartets, creating opportunities for spontaneous improvisation and vamping by each member of the group, while giving ...
