Joe Anne Ward Loman

Mrs. Joe Anne Frier Ward-Loman, age 91, formerly of Thomasville, NC passed away peacefully on July 2, 2024. She was born in Salem, VA to Sidney Guy Frier and Iris Jones Frier on February 25, 1933. Joe Anne graduated from Andrew Lewis High School in Salem, VA and VCU in Richmond, Virginia. She taught in the Thomasville City Schools and was a kindergarten teacher for 30 years at the Child Development Center at Baptist Children’s Homes. She was member of Green Street Baptist Church in High Point, NC and was a beloved wife, mother, grandmother, GiGi (great grandmother) and friend to so many. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Kirk Ward of Thomasville and her second husband, Cleve (Sonny) E. Loman, Jr of Ft Belvoir, VA. She is survived by her son, Sidney Kirk Ward (Andrea) of Greensboro, NC and her daughter, Julie Ward James (Stephen) of Ft Wayne, Indiana and four grandchildren, Kimberly Ward Hunter (Cameron) of Kernersville, NC and great grandson, James Neil Hunter, Christopher Kirk Ward (Paige) of Boone, NC, Preston Michael James of Los Angeles, CA and Sterling Kirk James of Lynchburg, VA. She had the gift of encouragement and could be found writing cards and letters to so many whom she loved. She was quite the chef and loved to entertain and cook, especially for her family. Her tables were always decorated beautifully for every season of the year and she could always be found in her study or on her screened in porch reading her Bible, devotional or a Christian book. She and her husband Jim, lived in Dallas, TX for 7 years while Jim served on staff at First Baptist Dallas as Executive Administrator where they were very dedicated to their Sunday School class, supper club and dedicated members at Green Street Baptist in High Point, NC. She also taught English as a second language in Dallas as well. The funeral services will be held at Green Street Baptist Church, on Monday, July 8, 2024 at 2:00 PM. The family will greet friends prior to the service from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at the church. Burial will follow the service at Holly Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Thomasville. If desired, friends and family can make memorial contributions to CRU, Christopher and Paige Ward’s ministry at http://Give.cru.org/0675243 or Merryfield Village, Stephen and Julie James, NPO in S Africa, at www.merryfieldvillage.com/donate.

Joe Anne Ward Loman

February 25, 1933 - July 2, 2024

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