Jesse Odell Ward, 82, of Memphis, passed away on February 11, 2014. Mr. Ward was a Marine Corps Veteran and retired from International Harvester. He was preceded in death by his parents Jesse R. Ward and Amelia Boon Ward and his twin sisters Florine Ward Nolen and Corine Ward Estes. He leaves his sons Jesse S. Ward (Donna), Rodney O. Ward, Gregory H. Ward, a sister, Virginia Ward, two brothers James H. Ward, Harold Ward, five grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. A service will be held at 11am, on Friday, February 14, 2014, in the Rotunda at West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. The family requests in lieu of flowers memorials be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
