John Willie Ward, 79, of 7111 Elwood Road, Suffolk, died Thursday, May 7, 2015, at 33005 Schoolhouse Road, Franklin. A funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Laurel Hill United Church of Christ officiated by the Rev. Dr. Carl Sweatt. Interment will be in Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery. Condolences may be extended to the family at www.crockerfuneralhome.com.