Jack Lee Ward

Jack Lee Ward

Jack Lee Ward

1931-2016

Jack Lee Ward died peacefully in his home on June 28, 2016 in Reeds Spring, Missouri at the age of 85.

Jack is survived by his wife Mona VonCile Ward of Reeds Spring, son Jeffrey and daughter-in-law Elizabeth of Springfield, Missouri, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Sister Jean Ann Wyatt and brother-in-law Gary of St. Joseph, Missouri, sister-in-law Monie Brodrick of Burlington Jct., Missouri, three nephews and four nieces. He is preceded in death by his father Marshall Wellington Ward and his mother Helen Holt Ward of Maryville, Missouri.

Jack was born on January 23, 1931 in Maryville, Missouri, to M W and Helen Ward. He graduated from Maryville High School in 1948. He married Mona VonCile Brodrick, in 1951. Jack spent most of his life tending to sheep in one form or another. For many years, he served as the lead man on a sheep shearing crew that operated from the Gulf States to the upper Missouri River valley. Following his heart, he owned and operated a farm in Maryville with his family raising sheep and other livestock. During this same time, he managed the family business (Ward’s Drive In) after the passing of his father. In later years, he entered into a partnership in a processing operation in Paullina, Iowa, that specialized in high quality lamb for the grocery market. Lastly, he semi-retired to the Branson, Missouri, area where he created and sold many craft items thus displaying his deft hand as a wood crafter and artisan.

No funeral is scheduled at this time. Memorials contributions can be made to cancer charity of your choice.

Arrangements: Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel, St. Joseph, Missouri.

Online obituary and condolences can be made at www.heatonbowmansmith.com