It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of our mother, Nelwyn Ann Ward, on June 3, 2026.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in the First Baptist Church in Memphis, Texas, with Rev. Daniel Downey officiating. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.
Viewing was held Monday at the funeral home with the family receiving friends for visitation from 4-6 p.m.
Arrangements are under the care of Robertson Funeral Directors of Memphis.
Nelwyn was born Nov. 4, 1945, in Yantis, Texas to Jack and Bobbie Bohannon. She married the love of her life, Bobby Carroll Ward, on May 28, 1964, in Childress, Texas.
Nelwyn spent most of her life dedicated to her loved ones and community. She served as the city secretary of Memphis for 37 years. She will be deeply missed by all that knew her, but her legacy of love, kindness and strength will live on through her children and grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Jack Bohannon and Bobbie Swenson; her husband, Bobby Ward; her son, Gary Ward; and her siblings, Billy Jack Bohannon and Nancy Pennell.
She is survived by her son, Mark and wife Leigh Ann Ward; daughter Carol Ann Gibbs; daughter-in-law DeAnna Ward; grandchildren Haleigh and husband Jarrett Hudson, Katelyn and husband Cody Graham, Saige Gibbs, Jaxon Gibbs and Grace Ward; great-grandchildren Jack and BK Hudson and Emery, Bentley and Hazel Graham; and siblings Royce Bohannon and Rhonda and husband Sean Saied.
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