Edmund Haynes Ward

Haynes Ward died at Germantown Methodist Hospital in Memphis, TN on March 15, 2013 following a long illness. Haynes was born in Memphis, TN on September 8, 1959. He was the third son of Dr. Mary Ward and Dr. Dennis Ward now retired and living in Jackson, TN. He spent his first two years in Montgomery, AL where the family lived at that time. He was baptized at St. John’s Church in Montgomery on St. John’s Day in December 1959. The family moved to Corinth, MS in 1961. Haynes attended kindergarten and five years of elementary school in Corinth, MS. He then entered Columbia Military Academy in Columbia, TN where he remained until graduation from High School. He graduated with rank of Lt Colonel and was Battalion Commander. He served as Page in the US House of Representatives for one term for Rep. Jamie Whitten and attended Page School at the Library of Congress while there. Haynes married Allison Miller, daughter of G. W. and Martha Miller in Columbia, TN on June 17, 1978. He attended Mississippi State University in Starkville, MS for over two years in Chemical Engineering. He then went to the University of Mississippi and changed to Analytical Chemistry graduating with honors. He spent two years doing research there with Dr. Charles Hussey and teaching freshman labs. Haynes then pursued various lines of work including several years with Holcomb-Dunbar Law firm. He then began work for !st National Bank in Oxford and continued there to present as a vice president in charge of their electronic banking which Haynes helped establish there. Haynes was Governor of the MS colony of the Mayflower Society for six years and once was Mississippi delegate to the Triennial Convention of the General Society of Mayflower Descendents in Plymouth, MA. He was also a member of the William Gray chapter of Sons of the American Revolution. Haynes is survived by his wife and three children, Clara Taylor (Malcolm) and their two children, Alyssa and Austin. Daughter Mary Ward and son William Ward. His son, Gregory Ward, died in October 2006. His parents, Dr. Dennis Ward and Dr. Mary Ward, also survive. His brothers are Dennis Earl Ward, Jr. (Dale) in Madison County, TN and Thomas Roy Ward (Susan) in Jackson, TN. He has five nephews and one niece. These are Jesse Ward of Nashville, TN, Patrick Ward of Memphis, David Ward of Attleboro, MA, Bryan Ward of Madison County, TN, Stephen Ward of Jackson, MS and Emily Jory Knight (Robbie) of Camden, TN. He has three great nieces and two great nephews. Haynes was a member of St. Pauls Episcopal Church in Corinth, MS in his youth and a member of St. Peters Church in Oxford, MS since moving there. His ashes will be interred in the courtyard garden at St. Peters Church beside his son Gregory. The Funeral is at 1:00 PM on Monday, March 18 at St. Peters Church. The visitation is in the parish hall from 10 AM to 12 PM preceding the funeral. Coleman Funeral Home in charge. Online condolences may be left on the Tribute Wall of this website.