Mrs. Ann Burns Duran Ward Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Funeral services for Mrs. Ann Burns Duran Ward, 92, of Henderson, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 10, 2018, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Tommy Marshall officiating. Interment will follow at Millville Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 6 - 8 pm on Sunday, September 9, at the funeral home. Mrs. Ward passed from this life on September 8, 2018, at Henderson Health and Rehab. She was born May 30, 1926, in Henderson to the late Clyde and Zadie (Forbus) Burns and was a lifelong resident of Henderson. Mrs. Ward was a Licensed Vocational Nurse for 53 years serving 40 of those with Henderson Memorial Hospital and 13 with Sunshine Nursing Home. Ann was a devoted mother and dearly loved her family. She would go out of her way to help people whether it be at church, her family or friends. In her spare time she enjoyed gardening, painting, and ceramics, and she loved to travel. She was also a long time member of Eastside Baptist Church where she served as an elder. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by: husbands, Edward Bill Duran and Kenneth “Curly” Ward; and brothers, Edward Bill Burns and A.B. Burns. Survivors include: daughter, Dianna Kelley and husband David of Henderson; sister, Inez Thomas and husband Tink of Henderson; sister-in-law, Rosa Lee Burns of Henderson; grandchildren, Cindy Powell Crenshaw and husband Bobby of Gilmer, Scott Powell and Kathy of Henderson, and Tammy Powell Stowe and husband Chad of Norco, Louisiana; great-grandchildren, Christopher Love, Cari Love Goodrich and husband Kris, Justin Powell, Zadie Stowe, Chayce Stowe, Colton Stowe, and Brittney Castle; and special friend and caregiver, Angela Dramaums. Pallbearers will be Donnie Thomas, Terry Thomas, Justin Powell, Colton Stowe, Chayce Stowe, Kris Goodrich, Scott Powell, and Edward Ray Burns. Honorary pallbearers will be Durwood “Tink” Thomas, David Kelley, Bobby Crenshaw, Christopher Love, Chad Stowe, Dr. Upali Walgama, and Randy Kersh. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association at 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL, 60601 or to Heart to Heart Hospice at 100 W. Hawkins Pkwy., Suite A, Longview, TX 75605. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.

Mrs. Ann Burns Duran Ward

May 30, 1926 - September 8, 2018