Kathy Irene Ward

Kathy grew up on Hector Street in Pasadena, Texas, and was graduated from Sam Rayburn High School in 1967. She went to work at Bayshore Animal Hospital shortly after graduating, where she met her loving husband, Jim Ward.

Kathy, a.k.a. Gaga, had many endeavors. She was a telephone operator, handling the switchboards at Ma Bell. She worked alongside Jim, keeping records for the veterinary clinic. She worked in and dealt with antiques for the majority of her adult life, and at one time, managed the ticket office at SFASU. Her bright personality kept customers coming to Greer's, Past and Present, and Laine's Hallmark. She was the personal interior decorator for all her family and friends. She was so artistically talented; she loved to read and garden. Kathy loved a good party and hated to miss a thing!

Kathy's greatest enjoyment was her family. She took sister trips with Janet and Sally. She would do anything her family asked of her, and she took every opportunity to play with her grandchildren.

Kathy was kind, loving, and had the most generous spirit. A certain someone wanted it known that her favorite holiday was Christmas.

Kathy is predeceased by her parents, C. C. McKee and Sue McAvoy McKee, and infant daughter Laura Lyn Ward. She is survived by her husband, Jim, with whom she was married for 54 years, daughters, Angie Jacobs (Lance) and Stephanie Bobbitt (Joe Don), and son, Michael Ward, grandchildren, Madison (Kate), Ethan, and Caleb Jacobs, Georgia Ward, and Samuel Bobbitt, and sisters , Janet Baker and Sally Brunson. Other loved ones include Jimmy Baker, Mike and Mary Jane Ward, Sally Ward, Alison Peterson, Angie Cain, Alisa Ward, Mary Hockenberry, Kim Bunn, Chris Baker, and J.D. Brunson.

A celebration of Kathy's life will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Cason-Monk-Metcalf Funeral Home, Nacogdoches. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at 1:00 P. M. Feel free to dress in your festive frock or Christmas tie, but it is not obligatory! Kathy will be laid to rest in Sunset Memorial Park, Nacogdoches, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Family Crisis Center of East Texas, 3909 North Street, Nacogdoches, TX 75965.