Linda Gayle (Batey) Ward, age 78, of Ashland City, Tennessee, passed away at her home on Thursday, February 5, 2026. She was born on June 9, 1947, in Dickson, Tennessee, to the late James Howard Batey and Peggy (Nicks) Batey. Linda was a graduate of Cheatham County Central High School Class of 1965. She worked in the Pillsbury factory. She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Peggy Batey; beloved husband, Frank Ward; and siblings, Rachel Wall, Jean Chamberlain, Paul Batey, Gary Batey, Nancy Balthrop, Janice Ward, and Stanley Batey. Linda is survived by her sister, Sherry Clodfelter (Mike Reavis); special aunt, Ruth Proctor and uncles, John Nicks and Willard Nicks, a host of nieces and nephews and devoted caretaker, Melinda Boyce (Jon). Her wishes were to be cremated and she will later be laid to rest with her parents at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee.
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