Caroline McKellar Brunson Ward

Caroline McKellar Brunson Ward died Tuesday, September 9, 2025 in the DuBose Center at the Cedar in Chapel Hill, NC. She was born March 2, 1924, in Florence, SC, daughter of Robert Cummings Brunson and Mary Wallace Brunson. She is predeceased by her husband of 59 years, Ira Albert Ward; her sisters, Elizabeth Ashby Brunson Berry of Clemson, SC and Roberta Cummings Brunson Santos of Jensen Beach, FL; and daughter-in-law, Robin Burnette Ward of Greensboro, NC. She is survived by her sons, Robert Brunson Ward (wife, Ann) of Chapel Hill, NC and Albert Ashby Ward of Greensboro, NC; three grandchildren, Katie Ward Dickie (husband, Will), Jonathan Ira Ward (wife, Ashley), and Michael Albert Ward; two great-granddaughters, Riya Faith Ward and Sutton Caroline Boykin Ward, all of Greensboro, NC; along with several nieces and nephews.

Caroline graduated from Florence High School and Winthrop College in SC. She also graduated from NC State University on a Pratt Whitney Fellowship. In high school, she was Senior Marshall, a member of the National Honor Society and received the DAR Good Citizen Award. At Winthrop, she was President of Senior Hall, a member of Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, and received the Mary Mildren Sullivan Award for the outstanding graduate. She was active in the Davie Poplar Chapter of the DAR, the National Society of Colonial Dames of America, the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century, and he Huguenot Society of South Carolina. She was a longtime member of Aldersgate UMC in Chapel Hill, where she served on numerous committees and as a leader of the United Methodist Women. More recently, she was a member of University United Methodist Church in Chapel Hill. She also attended the Sunday Church at The Cedars.

A graveside service will be held at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery on Monday, September 15th, 2025, at 11:00 AM. A celebration of life will be held at The Cedars Club House in Chapel Hill Saturday, Nov 1, 2025

In lieu of flowers please make your donation to The Cedar Education Program at 100 Cedar Clubhouse Circle Chapel Hill , NC 27517