Margaret “Babe” Ward, 93, of Beaumont, died Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at Christus Hospitals – St. Elizabeth, Beaumont. She was born on July 25, 1923, in Haynesville, Louisiana, to Rosie May Rebecca Cain Ward and Elmer Fieldon Ward, Sr. Babe retired as a plant assigner for Southwestern Bell after forty-two years and had been an active member of The Anchor Church of Beaumont.

She is survived by her sister, Melba Dupree; sister-in-law, Caroline Ward; nephews, Nathan Dupree and his wife, Jeanette; Mark Ward and his wife, Gerri; and Clint Ward and his wife, Susan; nieces, Becky Hirasaki and her husband, Henry; Margaret Fowler and her husband, Bob; Cherrise Thomas and her husband, Monte; Michelle Sonnier; and Janna Bloomfield; and numerous great and great-great nieces and nephews.

Babe is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Elmer Fieldon “Phil” Ward, Jr., and James Arthur Ward; brother-in-law, Lester E. “Dutch” Dupree; sister-in-law, Joyce Ward; nephews-in-law, Garland Sonnier and Charles Fowler; and great-niece, Megan Harbison.

A gathering of Babe’s family and friends will begin 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Friday, September 9, 2016, at The Anchor Church of Beaumont, 6655 TX-105, Beaumont. Her funeral service will be 11:00, Saturday, September 10, 2016, at The Anchor Church of Beaumont, with her interment to follow at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont.

Memorial contributions may be made to The Anchor Church of Beaumont, 6655 TX-105, Beaumont, Texas 77708.