Mary Ann (Ward) Whitham Gan 1931-2007

Mary Ann Ward Whitham Gan, 76, of Richland, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 31, 2007, at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo.

She was born May 7, 1931, in Madison, the daughter of Alfred and Anna Walker Ward.

She is survived by her husband, Chester Gan; one son, Gilbert Whitham of Richland, Mo.; four sisters, Alma Duncan, Doris Jones, Ella Sublett and Evelyn Lanham, all of Madison; two grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother; and two sisters.

The funeral was Thursday, Jan. 3, 2008, at Richland Memorial Chapel in Richland, Mo. Burial was in Buckhorn Cemetery.