Background
Ward, James Kirk was born on August 23, 1932 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Leonard and Evelyn (Edwards Kirk) Ward.
Ward, James Kirk was born on August 23, 1932 in Winston Salem, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Leonard and Evelyn (Edwards Kirk) Ward.
Associate of Arts, Mars Hill College, 1952. Bachelor of Fine Arts, College William and Mary, 1955.
Director advertising Erwin Lambeth Inc., Thomasville, North Carolina, 1958—1960. Vice president design Heirloom Furniture Inc., High Point, 1960—1978. President, from 1978.
Republican Triad Council Governments, Greensboro, 1978. Member advisory board Mars Hill College, North Carolina, 1973. President School Board Thomasville, North Carolina, 1976, North Carolina Baptist Homes Aging, 1983.
Member of Lions (Thomasville) (president 1975-1976), Furniture, American Society Interior Design Industry Foundation.
Married Joe Anne Frier, July 7, 1956. Children: Sidney Kirk, Julie Anne.