Billie Ann Ward, 87, of Marked Tree died Tuesday, December 23, 2003, at Methodist Central Hospital in Memphis.

A homemaker, she was a member of Trinity Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sisters, Grace Barry of Memphis and Tommie M. Pruett of Trumann.

Funeral services were held Monday, Dec. 29, at Murphy Funeral Home chapel in Marked Tree, with Gene Kimery officiating. Burial followed in Marked Tree Cemetery.