Massey Jernigan Ward, age 96, of Chipley, died Sunday, Dec 27, 1998 at his residence.  He had been a resident of Chipley for the last 28 years and a member of the First United Methodist Church.  He moved to Chipley from St John, New Brunswick, Canada where he was a mill manager for Irving Pulp and Paper Company.  He began his career in the paper industry with International Paper in Panama City, Florida in 1929.  He worked for St Joe Paper Company from 1938 to 1954.  He worked in Mobile, Alabama for International Paper from 1954 to 1962.

	Graveside funeral services were held Dec 18 at the Magnolia Cemetery in DeFuniak Springs with the Rev John Dinkinson officiating.  Burial followed in the Magnolia Cemetery with Brown Funeral Home directing.

Survivors include - his wife:  Mary Elizabeth Motley Ward of Chipley; daughters:  Patricia Ward Dandridge of Mobile, Alabama and Ann Ward Tison and her husband Harry of Port St Joe; stepson:  Charles Motley Yarbrough and wife Nelleke of Alphretta, Georgia; sister:  Dr Mildred Ward Costello and her husband Gene of San Antonio, Texas; grandchildren:  Tom Tison of Houston, Texas, Laurie Tison of Panama City, Henry Davis Dandridge II and wife Cindi of Cape May Courthouse, New Jersey, Massey Ward Dandridge and his wife Donna of Lynn Haven, Patsy Dandridge Pennington and her husband Don of Mobile, Alabama, Melanie Dandridge Dobbins and husband Alan of Mobile, Alabama; step-grandchildren:  Harriet Yarbrough of Marietta, Georgia, Leight Hoffner and husband Richard of Dekalb, Georgia, Elizabeth Fincher of Mobile, Alabama, Lee Gridley and husband David of Marietta, Georgia, William McNelley of Mobile, Alabama and Charlotte Yarbrough of Marietta, Georgia.  He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren and six step-great-grandchildren.

SOURCE:  Holmes County Advertiser/Washington County Post - Wednesday, January 6, 1999, Page 19