Crawfordsville Journal Review 21-Nov-1970 p 5 -- Kingman - Mrs. Charlotte S. Alward, 85,
died unexpectedly in her home, 2 1/2 miles southwest of Wallace Friday night. She had
resided with her sister-in-law, Miss Icle Alward of Rt 2, Kingman since retiring from the
faculty of Milligan College at Jackson City, Tenn in 1950. She was born Nov 23, 1884, to
Rev. Henry and Elizabeth Sills Steelman. She married Bert Alward on June 18, 1925 at
Seattle, Wash. He died in 1961. She attended Yeddo Baptist Church and was a member of
Freedom Ladies Aid. She was a graduate of Kalamazoo College, Mich and taught school 48
years. Surviving besides Miss Alward is a twin sister, Miss Deborah Steelman of Salt Lake
City, utah; 3 sisters, Mrs. Carlton Dark of Helmet, Claif.; Mrs. Robert Rice of Salt Lake
City and Mrs. Roy Edris of Sedona, AZ; a brother, Alfred Steelman of Lutherville, Md; a
stepdaughter, Mrs. Helen Isbell of Elkhart; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Paul R. Alward of
Crawfordsville; a sister-in-law, Mrs. Sadie Alward of Rt. 1, Kingman, a grandson, Paul
Alward of Crawfordsville; and two great grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 2
p.m. Wednesday at Servies-Thomas Funeral Home in Waynetown. Burial in Waynetown Masonic
Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Monday.
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Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 11 Oct 1961 p 12
Waynetown - Bert Alward, 81, retired teacher died at 12 noon Tuesday in Rudisill Nursing
Home, Crawfordsville where he had been a patient two weeks. He had been ill two months.
Born July 5, 1880 in Jackson Twp, Fountain County, he was a son of Henry and Sally
McKinzie Alward. He was married June 18, 1925 to Charlotte Steelsman at Seattle,
Washington. Mr. Alward was a Wallace HS graduate. He attended Wabash College and received
the BS degree from CumberlandUniversity in Tennessee and a master's from Oglethorpe
College, Atlanta GA. Mr. Alward did postgrad work at the University of Washington. He
taught at Milligan College in Tennessee. Oglethrope and at New River State College in
West Virginia and in high schools in Idaho & Washington. He retired 11 years ago to
his farm west of Wallace. Survivors include the wife; a son, Paul Russell Alward of
Crawfordsville; a daughter, Mrs. Helen Isbell of Elkhart; a grandson Paul H. Alward of
Greencastle, a brother, Thurman Alward, sister, Miss Icele Alward and sister-in-law, Mrs.
Sadie Alward, all of Kingman and several nieces and nephews. Funeral rites are announced
for 10:30 a.m. Friday at Servies Funeral Home in Waynetown, Rev. Robert Shakleford will be
minister and burial in Waynetown Masonic Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Thursday
at the funeral home.