Funeral services for former Bristol Mayor Arthur “Art” Ward, 75, will be held on Tuesday, July 5, from 4 to 8 p.m. at O’Brien Funeral Home, 24 Lincoln Ave., Bristol.

Family and friends are invited to go directly to church for A Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, July 6, 11:15 a.m. at St. Gregory Church, 235 Maltby St., Bristol, followed by Interment with Military Honors at the State Veteran Cemetery in Middletown.

Anyone who would like to share a memory may do so on the online guestbook at www.OBrien-FuneralHome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Legion, Post #2, 22 Hooker St., Bristol, CT 06010.

His obituary may be viewed by clicking here.