Jean D. Ward

Jean was born on June 2, 1921 in Plymouth, Kansas to Andrew James and Carrie Wood Drummond. She attended Elmdale schools and graduated from Kansas State University with a degree in Home Economics and received her teaching certificate from the Kansas State Teachers College in Emporia, Kansas in 1943. While attending Kansas State she was a member of Clovia Sorority, where she served a term as President.

On June 19, 1943 she married Wayne H Ward in Emporia, Kansas. Wayne and Jean lived in Chase County until 1962 when the family moved to Larned, Kansas and started Ward Feed Yard. Jean was active in her communities including memberships in First United Methodist Church and PEO. She was a life and business partner with Wayne in the Livestock and Agriculture Industry along with being a Homemaker.

Jean was the loving mother of and survived by daughter Virginia Braden (John Shackelford) of Austin, TX; son, Brian Ward and his wife, Diane, of Windsor, CO; and daughter, Mary Rankin and husband Randy of Castle Rock, CO. A loving Grandmother of seven grandchildren, Jay Braden and Kate Braden Stein (Kevin) of TX, Ty Ward (Ashley), Ace Ward (Kellie), Sunny Ward Ranieri (Ted), Laura Rankin Matyszewski (Sebastian) and Colby Rankin (Paige) of CO. A loving Great Grandmother of seven great grandchildren, with an eighth due in December. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her brother and sister.

Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 13th at 10am at the First United Methodist Church in Larned, Kansas. Graveside service will be held at 4pm in Elmdale, Kansas.