Mrs. Flora Marie Tucker Ward

TUCKER WARD, Mrs. Flora M. - Age 92, passed away Wednesday July 12, 2023, at Durand Senior Care and Rehabilitation Center in Durand MI. Family hour 10:30 AM Saturday, July 22, 2023, at Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 317 E. Hamilton Ave., with funeral service commencing at 11:00 AM. Pastor Allen C. Overton Sr., officiating. Interment River Rest Cemetery, G- 4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the Church 10:30 AM Saturday. Mrs. Ward will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., and may be viewed from 12:00 PM-6:00 PM Friday, with family present to receive friends from 4:00 PM-6:00 PM. Flora “Marie” Ward was born on February 7, 1931 in Tarboro, North Carolina, the daughter of William and Mary Foxhall Tucker. Flora was named after her Aunt Flora and began using her middle name Marie at an early age. She attended George Washington Carver High School, graduating in 1948, then attended North Carolina A & T State University. Marie married Willie Thomas Ward and they had one son, Rudy. The three of them moved to Flint, Michigan in 1953. For over 60 years, Marie was a faithful member of Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. She was a Sunday School Teacher and Bible Study Instructor. Flora loved singing in the Choir, helping in the kitchen and serving on the Ophelia Bonner Scholarship Committee. She was also a Para-Professional in the Beecher School District. Marie had a passion for sewing, traveling with family, and shopping. She was a founding member of the Tucker & Ward Family Club. Flora “Marie” Ward leaves to cherish her memory: devoted son, Rudy (Geneva) Ward of Grand Blanc, MI; 3 grandchildren, Jeremy Jones of Flint, Breanna Ward and LeAndra Ward; great-granddaughter, Kinsley Lawrence, all of Houston, TX; 3 sisters-in-law, Della Tucker, Billie Tucker, both Flint and Yvonne Tucker of Lathrup Village, MI; 2 brothers-in-law, Junis Jackson of Baltimore, MD and John Pritchard of Philadelphia, PA; a host of other relatives and friends including special friends, Mrs. Betty Bell, Mrs. Gloria Jenkins, Mrs. Irena Burns, Mrs. Patsy Strozier, Mrs. Mae Vern Spence, the Warren and Jean Jackson family. Marie was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Thomas Ward; parents, William and Mary Foxhall Tucker; brothers, Horace, William, Jesse, Jimmie, Benjamin, George and Milton Tucker; sisters, Mary Tucker Whitley and Blanch Ben; several nieces, nephews, other in-laws and special friend, Ithalean Payne. The family would like to express special thanks to the nursing and support staff at Durand Senior Care and Rehab Center and the Christ Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church for all the love, kindness and support.

Mrs. Flora Marie Tucker Ward

February 7, 1931 - July 12, 2023