Ann Frere Ward

Ann Frere Ward, 69, passed away Monday, June 20, at her home in Gulfport. Born May 20, 1942, in Leonardtown, Md., she was the daughter of Bartlett and Mathilda Frere. She graduated from Towson State University in 1964. She moved to the Mississippi Coast in 1976 and became a licensed Realtor in Mississippi in February 1978. She was a member of the Gulf Coast Board of Realtors and during her real estate career sat on numerous boards of the Gulf Coast Association of REALTORS. She became a member of the Top Producer Roundtable in 1986, and in 1995 was named Realtor Associate of the year. She was a member of St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Mark Frere Ward; and her grandson, Robert Michael Ward. She is survived by her daughter, Kimberly (Jimmy) Seal of Long Beach; two granddaughters, Bethany Ann Seal and Amanda Michelle Seal, both of Long Beach, and a grandson, Christopher Thomas Ward, of Gulfport. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at noon on Friday, June 24, 2011 at St. Thomas Catholic Church, Long Beach with visitation at 11 a.m. The family requests memorials be sent to St. Vincent DePaul Pharmacy, 715 Division St., Biloxi, MS 39530. Bradford-O'Keefe Funeral Home, 1726 15th St., Gulfport, is in charge of arrangements. View and sign register book at www.