Charles W. Ward, son of the late Carnelia Ward, was born on August 5, 1942 in Pyletown, Missouri and departed this life on August 11, 2015 at Kindred-St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri at the age of 73.

Mr. Ward had worked as a plant manager for Ready Mix Concrete Company; he was a resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and a veteran of the United States Air Force.

On May 26, 1967, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Elaine Swinger in Dexter.  Mrs. Ward preceded him in death on April 22, 1993. 

He is survived by one son, Troy Ward and his wife Suzan of Cape Girardeau, Missouri; by one daughter, Tammy Hefner and her husband Shawn of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; by two sisters, Carolyn Young and Joan Perry, both of Dexter, Missouri; and by three grandchildren, Elizabeth Ward, Sarah Ward and Madelyn Hefner.

In addition to his wife and mother, he was preceded in death by one brother, Marvin Ward. 

Friends may call at the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Monday, August 17, 2015 from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will be conducted on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in the Rainey-Mathis Funeral Chapel at 10:30 A.M. 

Interment will follow in the Hagy Cemetery in Dexter. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the American Lung Association, 1118 Hampton Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63139 or the American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123-1718.