Funeral service for Mary Nell Ward Mekras, 83, will be Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Gunter officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Gum Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, January 2, 2021 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home.
Mrs. Mekras died on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Summerford Nursing Home. She was born April 14, 1937, in Morgan County, to Hobson Ward and Bertie Millican Ward. She was a cook for the Pontiac General Hospital, prior to her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Survivors include
Four Sons – Gary Drinkard,
Don Drinkard,
Dale Drinkard and
Ken Drinkard
Two Daughters – Mary Diann Allen and
Judy Ritchie
Two Brothers- Jerry Ward (Lorene) and
Tom Ward
Eleven Grandchildren and
Fourteen Great Grandchildren
Peck Funeral Home
