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Note: The Register-Herald Beckley, West Virginia
June 28, 2009
Lorena Buckland Ward
Lorena Buckland Ward, 99, of Hinton passed away June 26, 2009, at the Summers Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a short illness.
Born December 8, 1909, at Ramp, she was a daughter of the late Lonnie H. and Mary Kessler Richmond.
Lorena was a faithful member of the Ramp Holiness Church as long as her health permitted and was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Summers County.
Mrs. Ward was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert W. Buckland, in 1935; and her second husband, James Franklin Ward, in 1981. Five brothers, Ricardo Richmond, Rev. Paul Richmond, Omar Richmond, Carson Richmond and Ira Fox; and two sisters, Etta Skaggs and Ina Bess.
Survived by four sons, Walton Buckland of Indianapolis, Ind., Keith Buckland and wife Patty of Deland, Fla., Curtis Ward and wife Barbara of Greenwood, Ind., and Kenneth Ward and wife Susie of Somerset, Pa.; 15 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Two brothers, Norman Richmond of Ramp and Calvin Richmond of Indianapolis, Ind., several nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlor Chapel with Pastor Felix Baker officiating. Burial will follow in the Elk Knob Church Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral parlor from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. today.
Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.
Condolences may be sent to the family at info@ronaldmeadowsfp.com.
Arrangements are by the Ronald Meadows Funeral Parlors of Hinton.
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1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Lorena Buckland
Respondent: Yes
Age: 30
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia
Street: Ward Bench Road
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Green Sulphur, Summers, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Sheet Number: 18B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 236
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 400
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 2nd year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 36
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20
Income: 120
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Lorena Buckland 30
Herbert W Buckland 6
James K Buckland 4
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