Wilbert Bud Ward

WILBERT 'Bud' WAYMER WARD, loving husband, father, grandfather, died December 9, 2009, at the age of 81. He was born on September 23, 1928, in Huntington, W.Va., the son of the late Jay Lee and Bertha Frazier Ward. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, December 12, 2009, at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Pastor Keith Wiebe. Burial will follow at the Ward Cemetery, Wayne, W.Va. Bud attended local schools and graduated from Huntington High School in 1946. He was employed by Houdaille Industries for 28 years, leaving there to work as a staff representative of the United Steelworkers of America until he retired in 1990. He served as treasurer and then president of the local Steelworkers Union while employed at Houdaille, and later as president of the District Labor Council, and was also actively involved in local and state politics regarding labor issues. He served 20 years on the Board of Directors of Cabell Huntington Hospital and was a member of Masonic Lodge #152. After retirement, he was an active member of the Harveytown Community Improvement Association and instrumental in the pursuit and development of the Harveytown annex of Ritter Park to create a park in the Harveytown community. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his sister, Wilma Ward Kings and brother-in-law Fred Kings. Survivors include his wife Ivry Bussey Ward; five children, Amy Ward Chaffin, Connie Ward McSweeney, Judy Ward Panek, David Ward and Holly Ward Fisher; 13 grandchildren, Cassie Chaffin Roy, Caitlyn Chaffin Jones, Spencer Chaffin, Sarah McSweeny, Luke McSweeny, Laura McSweeny, Mitchell McSweeny, Joshua Bentle, Christopher Ward, Matthew Ward, Richard Ward, Zachary Fisher and Kelsey Fisher; four great-grandchildren, Hunter Jones, Madeline Roy, Mason Ward and Brody Ward. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington. Donations may be made to a Shriner's Children Hospital for those wishing to make donations in lieu of flowers. Online condolence may be made to the family at www.timeformemory.com/reger.