Dateline: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Name of Deceased: Harold Roger Ward Age: 79
Date of Death: January 8, 2016
Place of Death: Integris Baptist Hospital, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Date of Birth: March 24, 1936 at Corpus Christi, Texas
Parents Name: Ralph L. & Eva R. (Ward) Ward

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Harold went to high school in Great Bend, KS, where he met his future wife, Jolene Dodd. He and Jolene were married in Pawnee Rock, KS, on October 7 1956, enjoying nearly 60 years together. Harold served in the National Guard from 1954 to 1984, and was a stafford county farmer and oil field worker. In 1980 Harold and Jolene relocated to Oklahoma City, where they resided until his death. Being one of the first liver transplant recipiants at Integris Baptist Hospital, Harold was a medical miracle, surviving for over 18 years.
SURVIVORS
Wife: Jolene Ward, of the home
Two sons: Scott Ward and his wife Valeta of St. John, KS
Brett Ward and his wife Kathleen of St. John, KS
One daughter: Chana Scantlin and her husband Harold of Oklahoma City, OK
10 Grandchildren
12 Great Grandchildren

He was preceded in death by three sisters, Ruth Wesley, Nina Marie Ward, and Anna Lavona “Ann” Postlethwaite.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Time of Service: 1:00 pm
Place of Service: Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend
Officiant: Rev. Dick Ogle
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas
Visitation: Noon to 9:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Bryant Funeral Home, with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, Memorials have been designated to Crossover Church, Oklahoma City, in care of Bryant Funeral Home

Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home
1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530