"THE BARNESVILLE NEWS-GAZETTE
                          Barnesville, Lamar County, Georgia
                                   July 27, 1972
                                     OBITUARIES
                           Final Rites For Mr. W. M. Ware
     Mr. William Michael Ware, sr., 55, of 502 Forsyth 
street, Barnesville, died Tuesday, July 18, 1972, after
a lengthy illness.

Mr. Ware was born in Hampton and had made his home in
Barnesville since 1966 when he retired as Chief Petty
Officer from the U. S. Navy after serving 20 years.  
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Joyce W. Ware of 
Barnesville; two daughters, Mrs. Judy Oliver of Claxon
and Mrs. Susan Byars of Barnesville; two sons, William
Michael Ware, Jr., and Gary Richard Ware, both of
Barnesville; eight sisters, Mrs. George Turner, Mrs. 
Ray Wilson, Mrs. Buren Neal, Mrs. Bill Usery, all of 
Barnesville, Mrs. John Edge of Dallas, Tex., Mrs. Ed
Creamer of Albany, Mrs. B. K. Whetstone and Mrs. Kermit
Grogan, both of Atlanta; a brother, Reuben A. Ware of 
Savannah; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 
3 o'clock from the First United Methodist Church with 
the Rev. Brantley Harwell officiated (sic).  Burial 
was in Lamar Memory Gardens with full military honors."

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