"Mary Love Ward Sarn, 93, Greenwood, died June 5. Before retiring, she was a hostess for Minks Restaurant, Chicago. She was a member of University Heights Christian Church. Services: 2:30pm June 8 in GH Herrmann Madison Avenue Funeral Home, with calling from 5 to 8 pm June 7. Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetary, Glenns Valley. She was the widow of James Sarn. Survivors: daughter Edith Elrod; stepdaughters Marie Tabor, Ruth Ann Monteleone; brother Arleigh Ward; a grandchild; four stepgrandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a great-stepgrandchild."

This was from the Indianapolis Star newspaper.

1. Mary Love WARD was born on 14 May 1907 in Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States. She appeared in the census on 20 Apr 1910 in E 7th Street, Portland Ward 4, Jay, Indiana; Page: 9B; ED 82; line 54-60; 224/218. She appeared in the census on 9 Jan 1920 in Pike, Marion, Indiana; Page: 6B; ED: 14; Lines: 56-61; Dwelling:162; Family: 171. Mary was educated at the Southport High School, between 1921 and 1925 in , Marion, Indiana, USA. She lived at 1018 Morgan Drive in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1929. She appeared in the census on 18 Apr 1930 in IN Marion Perry twp; pg 18A; lines 60-67; dwell 440 fam 441. On 18 Apr 1930 Mary was a Clerical work at a shop in Perry Twp, Marion Co., IN. Mary Love Ward Sarn came to visit her brother Alfred and his family during a Christmas season. When her young niece Kay heard that Aunt Mary was coming she greeted her Aunt Mary at the door with a big smile and called her Aunt Merry Christmas. Aunt Mary would from that time on be referred by all family members as Aunt Merry Christmas. Before 5 Jun 2000 she was a restaurant Hostess & cashier; during WWII she was an inspector at an Airplane War Plant. Before 5 Jun 2000 she was an a hostess for Minks Restaurant in Chicago, Cook Co., IL. Mary was a member of the University Height Christian Church before 5 Jun 2000 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. She died on 5 Jun 2000 at the age of 93 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. She was buried after 5 Jun 2000 in Find A Grave Memorial# 43369121; Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood, Johnson, Indiana, United States. Mary was also known as Aunt Mary Christmas. Her niece Kay Ward gave her that name.. She was described as five feet six inches tall, brunette hair and blue eyes. She had Social Security Number of 335-09-3424. Mary was named after a neighbor called Love..

Unknown UNKNOWN was born (date unknown).

Unknown UNKNOWN and Mary Love WARD had the following children:

2 i. Edith Mae WARD, born 11 Aug 1925, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States; died 15 May 2013, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.
3 ii. Eugene WARD, born abt 1926, IN; married Marlene KESLER, 1949.


Mary Love WARD and James R. SARN were married on 25 May 1960 in Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois. James R. SARN was born in Jul 1909. He died in Mar 1983 at the age of 73. He had Social Security Number 319-10-4590.