Sorry about not giving all the info. It's been added at the bottom. Sara Could someone help me straight this file? Ernest Ward married Betty E. Trone but her obit says she had only one son and his obit names several children. Did Ernest Ward have another wife? And who is Mrs. Ardis Jett of Canton? 1. EARNEST*2 WARD (GRANT1) was born June 12, 1886 in Humboldt, Kansas, and died July 23, 1972 in Sarah Culbertson Hospital, Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois. He married (1) BETTY* E TRONE, daughter of FRANK* TRONE and BERTHA* ROBERTSON. Notes for EARNEST* WARD: OBIT July 27, 1972 Ernest Ward Dies Sunday At Culbertson Hospital. Ernest Ward 86, retired school teacher and carpenter, died Sunday afternoon at Culbertson Memorial hospital. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 11 a. m. at the Worthington Funeral home, with Collis Trone officiating. Burial will be in Rushville cemetery. He was born on June 12, 1886, in Humbolt, Kansas, son of Grant and Rebecca Weiss Ward. He is survived by his wife, the former Betty Trone; three sons, Marshall of Macomb, Howard of Peoria, Shelby of Canton; one daughter Mrs. Ardis Jett of Canton; one step-son Stanley Tomlinson of Flint, Michigan: two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Cole of rural Havana and Mrs. Hazel Grove of Summum; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Harley. Notes for BETTY* E TRONE: OBIT Rites for Betty E. Ward Held Here Saturday Mrs. Betty E. Ward, 83, died at 8:40 a. m. last Wednesday at Culbertson Memorial hospital. Services were held at 2 p. m. Saturday at Worthington Funeral Home, the Rev. Evan Williams officiating. Burial was in the Rushville Cemetery. She was born Dec. 8, 1897, in Browning township, Schuyler county, the daughter of Frank and Bertha Robertson Trone. She married Ernest Ward. He preceded her in death July 23, 1972. She was a member of the Pleasant View Christian church. Surviving are one son, Stanley Tomlinson of Flint, Mich.; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers: Joseph, Luther, Herman and Edgar and two sisters: Opal and Lana. Children of EARNEST* WARD and BETTY* TRONE are: i. HOWARD3 WARD. July 27, 1972, lived Peoria, Illinois. ii. MARSHALL WARD. July 27, 1972, lived Macomb, Illinois. iii. SHELBY WARD. July 27, 1972, lived Canton, Illinois. iv. FEMALE WARD, m. ARDIS JETT. Or ARDIS WARD, b. Abt. 1930; m. 1M? JETT. Fact 1: July 27, 1972, lived Canton, Illinois. Sara