Ralph Odell Ward

July 21, 1924 - April 17, 2016

Prattville, Alabama

Ralph is a Veteran of WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. Served aboard an LST during WWII, switched to Army Air Corps after WWII remained with the Army Air Corps until it became the United States Air Force, has worn the Navy, Army and Air Force Uniforms.

Ralph Odell Ward, 91, a resident of Prattville, Alabama, passed away peacefully at home on April 17th.

The family will receive friends in Prattville Memorial Chapel at 1:00 pm on April 23rd to be followed by funeral services at 2:00 pm with Pastor Drew Willis from the First United Methodist Church of Prattville officiating. Burial will follow in Prattville Memory Gardens Cemetery.

Mr. Ward was born, attended school, and entered the military from Vernon, Florida. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, and a former member of the Civilian Conservation Corps. After retiring from the U.S. Air Force, as a Senior Master Sergeant in 1967, he owned and operated Ralph Ward Real Estate Company in Prattville for many years. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Prattville, a member of Masonic Lodge #89, a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, a 32nd Degree Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of Alcazar Shriners of Montgomery. He was a member of Woodmen of the World, the American Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Ward was a beloved husband and father, who devoted his life to the care of his family.

He was preceded in death by his darling wife of 60 years, Lillian, his son Michael Ward, two brothers Julian Ward and Lloyd Ward, and one sister Bonnie Ekstrom.

He is survived by two sons, Glenn Ward (Lynn) of Bellevue, Nebraska and Karl Ward (Kathy) of Montgomery, Alabama and two daughters Martha Spradlin (James) of Marietta, Georgia and Cheryl Cosson (Charles) of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, as well as one sister, Lonnie Mae Dahl (John) of Vernon, Florida, two grandsons, Chris Ward and Jeffrey Spradlin, four granddaughters, Jennifer Healey (Michael), Melissa Ward, Amanda Phillips (Aaron) and Lisa Witherington (Mark) and three great-grandchildren.