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WARD, Nancy Belle Hendricks, formerly of Cushing, OK and Oklahoma City, passed away March 31, 2024. Born May 25, 1933 in the small community of Spotsville, AR to Baxter Abe and Callie Ainsworth Hendricks, Nancy was seventh of eight children. She started grade school at age five graduating from Village High School in 1950 at age 16. After graduation, she married TC Braswell. They welcomed three children Mike, Tim and Alicia. TC’s job with Phillips took them to south Texas until his final transfer to Cushing OK in 1970. When her children were young, Nancy was a Cub Scout Den Mother, DeMolay Mom and sewed dance recital costumes for Alicia and her dance class. Nancy married Tom Ward in Cushing, OK October 21, 1976. Nancy and Tom enjoyed spending time with their combined families. They enjoyed many years traveling, playing golf, volunteering, church and friends. She enjoyed accompanying Tom around the state while he was a member of Masonic Grand Lodge. Nancy was an avid gardener and a graduate of the 1984 Oklahoma County Master Gardener’s Program. She enjoyed sharing her love of flowers with her neighbors and volunteered to plant the flower beds at her church and her neighborhood association. She was a longtime member of Daughters of the Nile where she was a member of the sewing group. She spent many hours making blankets to send to children at the Shrine Hospitals.
