Mrs. Frances K. Ward, age 86, went home to her Lord and Saviour on December 31, 2023. She was born in Union, Mississippi to Horace Conrad and Mary Williams Keene. She married her high school sweetheart, Raeburn A. Ward in 1957 who preceded her in death in 2018. Frances worked at an AFB commissary at one of the many bases where she livedwith her family. Majority of her career was with the Mississippi Agriculture Department. She loved to decorate, cook, and garden. Frances is survived by her loving sons, Tim (Debbie) Ward and James (Elise) Ward; sisters, Patricia Killen, Jeanette McKinion, and Nancy Cocke; grandchildren, Shaun (Michelle) Ward, Jarrod (Nichol) Ward, Rachel (Josh) Dominico, and Rebecca (Ross) Ward; great-grandchildren, Caleb Ward, Mason Ward, Jacob Ward, Norah Dominico, Cooper Dominico, and Miles Dominico. She also had many nieces and nephews that she loved. There will be a public graveside service to be held on Saturday, January 6 2024 at 11AM in the Natchez Trace Cemetery.