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Funeral services for Charles Edward Ward, 83, West Plains, Mo., will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Rose Chapel at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. 

Mr. Ward passed away at 9:25 a.m., Thursday, April 14, 2016 at West Vue Nursing Center.

He was born March 16, 1933, at Kansas City, Kansas, to Elizabeth McGoldrick Ward. On Dec. 19, 1952, he was married at West Plains, Mo., to Marylyn Louise Young, who preceded him in death on June 13, 2008. Mr. Ward was a veteran, having served with the United States Army during the Korean War. For 40 years he was a Milk Hauler for Dairy Farmers of America (Mid-America Dairymen, Inc.). He enjoyed riding motorcycles. Mr. Ward was a member of the Church of Christ and attended Curry Street Church of Christ.

He is survived by two daughters, Charlotte Bennett and husband, Jim, West Plains and Amber Turner, Kansas City, Kansas; three grandchildren, Matt Bennett and wife, Angie, Kansas City, Kansas, Meghan Turner, Columbia, Mo. and Michael Turner, Rolla, Mo. and one cousin, Bob Ward and wife, Sylvia, Muskogee, Oklahoma.

His mother and wife precede him in death.

Visitation will be from 4:00 until 6:00 p.m., Sunday, at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Howell Memorial Park Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation and may be left at Robertson-Drago Funeral Home. Online condolences may be expressed at www.robertsondrago.com.



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