Julie Ward

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC. Julie Elizabeth Ward, daughter of William B. Ward of Landis and Linda I. Bryant of Kannapolis was born on a beautiful spring day, April 9, 1967and left us to meet her loving grandparents Bill and Modena Ward and Guy and Jewel Ivey on March 27, 2011 after a brief illness. Julie was the smiling "sunshine" of our lives and she will always be remembered fondly by all who knew her as one who touched their lives in a very special way. Julie was a graduate of A. L. Brown High School, class of 1985. Before ill health forced her to retire, she was a communications specialist with Time Warner Cable and a great friend and coworker, especially to all of "her boys" Julie was preceded in death by her grandparents and a very special aunt, Sherry A. Ward. She is survived by her parents, a sister Tammy W. Hord and Husband Greg, beloved niece Brooke Byrd, special great nieces Emily Alexis Byrd and Jordan Marley Cunningham, adopted son Timmy Bollinger, step-mother Jane Ward and step-father Winfred B. Bryant, three stepbrothers and three step-sisters, special friend Margaret S. Taylor, and a large and much loved extended family. A memorial service to celebrate Julie's life and resurrection will be officiated by Reverend Dave Cash on Sunday, April 3, at 4:00 PM at Midway United Methodist Church in Kannapolis where Julie was an active member. The family will receive friends from 2:00 pm to 3:45 pm at the church before the service. A private inurnment will take place at Carolina Memorial Park at another date. The family wishes to express their deep gratitude to the staff of Big Elm Nursing Center and the staff of CMC-Northeast for their care, love and support to family and friends during this time. Julie will be missed by all who knew and loved her , but her smiles, her love, and her big heart will never be forgotten. We will always hold her in our hearts, she will always be with us, and she will forever be our "Ju Ju". Julie request that in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to the Hettie Womble Women of Midway United Methodist Church, 108 Bethpage Road, Kannapolis, NC 28081 who were her "special sisters" and to Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis, NC 28081 for their loving care. On-line condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com
Visitation: 2:00 to 3:45 PM Sunday April 3, 2011 Midway United Methodist Church

Service: 4:00 PM Sunday-Memorial Service April 3, 2011 Midway United Methodist Church

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park