Eva Mae Ward, 100, of Tega Cay, SC

Eva Mae Ward, 100, of Tega Cay, SC passed away peacefully on April 14, 2025.   She was born February 14, 1925, in Knox County, Tennessee to Lucy Sands and Joseph E Bates.

She married Everett L Ward on January 9, 1946, after he returned from WWII.  They lived in LaFollette Tennessee, Kokomo Indiana, Tucson Arizona and Miami Florida throughout their lives.She moved to Tega Cay South Carolina in 2001.

She was an avid quilter and a member of the Lake Wylie Quilters Group. She was an artist and created many beautiful paintings over the years.  She was a member of the Tega Cay Baptist Church. 

She was preceded in death by her husband Everett L. Ward and her son Michael Lee Ward.She is survived by her sons Stephen Ward and Timothy Ward and by her daughter Judy Herzeca.She is also survived by her grandson, Rodrick Faulkner and her great grandchildren Troy Norman Faulkner and Anabelle Marie Faulkner of Tega Cay SC.   She is survived by her sister Margaret Bates of Kokomo Indiana and many nieces and nephews. 

She was laid to rest beside her husband at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Lake City, Tennessee.

Arrangements by Cross-Smith Funeral Home

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