Olga N. Ward, 87, of Haines died Feb. 7th at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Baker City. Funeral services will be held on Thurs. Feb. 11, 1998 at 2 p.m. at the Haines First Baptist Church with Clifford Coles officiating. Family private committal service will follow the funeral at the Haines Cemetery.
Mrs. Ward was born April 22, 1904 to pioneer parents, J.O. and Nancy Maxwell, at what is now a century old farm home at Muddy Creek. She both grade and high school at Muddy Creek and furthered her education at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon. She was an organist for the Haines Baptist Church for over 40 years and treasurer for 13 years.
She was a Charter member of the Rock Creek/Muddy Creek Mutual Improvement Club, the Haines Baptist Church, and a long time volunteer Red Cross worker in her earlier years. Her favorite past times were hunting, fishing, and camping with family and friends or working in her garden and yard.
Preceding her in death were her husband Raymond who passed away in 1969 after 45 years of marriage; brothers Wallace, John, Omer, Bill, and Dewey Maxwell; sisters Lena Fisher, Myrtle Potter, Rose Bishop; and grandson Michael Ward.
Survivors includes sons Raymond of Roseburg; Glen of Heppner, brother, Glen Maxwell of Haines, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Haines First Baptist Church, Haines, Oregon 97833 or the charity of your choice.
Gray’s West& Co. Pioneer Chapel was in charge of arrangements.
The Record Courier, Baker City, Oregon, February, 1993
Contributed by: Belva Ticknor
