Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameMary Jane Hoffner 
Birth15 Apr 1921, Rowan County, NC
Death2 May 2010, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Burial4 May 2010, St Matthew’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherChallie “Lee” Hoffner (1895-1969)
MotherLena S. Owens (1897-1970)
Spouses
Birth18 Jan 1913, Rowan County, NC
Death11 Jul 1979, Rowan County, NC
BurialSt Matthew’s Lutheran Church Cemetery, Rowan County, NC
FatherSamuel Ward (1860-1931)
MotherFrancis Nina Frick (1881-1960)
Marriage19 Dec 1936, Rowan County, NC
ChildrenVivian “Jeanette” (1938-1994)
Judith Ann “Judy” (1940-2018)
Lena “Frances” (1943-)
Samuel Lee “Sam” (1945-2016)
Linda (1949-2023)
Jeffrey Curtis “Jeff”
Notes for Mary Jane Hoffner
Mary Jane Ward
SALISBURY - Mary Jane Ward, 89, passed away Sunday May 2, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
Born in Rowan County on April 15, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Lee Hoffner and Lena Owens Hoffner.
Mrs. Ward was educated in the Rowan County Schools, was a homemaker, a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Co-Workers of the ELCA and a member of the Francis Eller Sunday School Class.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Ritcle Ward; a daughter, Vivian Ward Lefler; sisters, Velna Carrick, Jessie Burrage, Arleen Morgan, Annie Lee Hall and Blanche Gobble.
Survivors include daughters, Judith Ward Gainey of Salisbury, Francis Ward Jackson and husband, Ronald of Gold Hill, Linda Ward Boggs of Salisbury; son, Samuel Lee Ward and wife, Janice of Gold Hill, Jeffrey Curtis Ward and wife, Rhonda of Salisbury; brothers, Ernest Hoffner of Gold Hill, Curtis "Bud" Hoffner of Salisbury; sisters, Edna Mahaley of Kernersville, Johnnie Earnhardt of Richfield, Helen "Sis" Stiller of Salisbury and Jean Brown of Misenheimer; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 3 at Powles Funeral Home and the remainder of the times at the residence.
Service and Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. Gary S. Coble, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials: St. Matthews Lutheran Church Building Fund.
The Ward family is being assisted by Powles Funeral Home.
Salisbury Post, 3 May 2010
SALISBURY - Mary Jane Ward, 89, passed away Sunday May 2, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte.
Born in Rowan County on April 15, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Lee Hoffner and Lena Owens Hoffner.
Mrs. Ward was educated in the Rowan County Schools, was a homemaker, a member of St. Matthews Lutheran Church, Co-Workers of the ELCA and a member of the Francis Eller Sunday School Class.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Ritcle Ward; a daughter, Vivian Ward Lefler; sisters, Velna Carrick, Jessie Burrage, Arleen Morgan, Annie Lee Hall and Blanche Gobble.
Survivors include daughters, Judith Ward Gainey of Salisbury, Francis Ward Jackson and husband, Ronald of Gold Hill, Linda Ward Boggs of Salisbury; son, Samuel Lee Ward and wife, Janice of Gold Hill, Jeffrey Curtis Ward and wife, Rhonda of Salisbury; brothers, Ernest Hoffner of Gold Hill, Curtis "Bud" Hoffner of Salisbury; sisters, Edna Mahaley of Kernersville, Johnnie Earnhardt of Richfield, Helen "Sis" Stiller of Salisbury and Jean Brown of Misenheimer; 12 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Monday, May 3 at Powles Funeral Home and the remainder of the times at the residence.
Service and Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Matthews Lutheran Church conducted by Rev. Gary S. Coble, Pastor. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials: St. Matthews Lutheran Church Building Fund.
The Ward family is being assisted by Powles Funeral Home.
Salisbury Post, 3 May 2010