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Jean W. Ward

  • January 31, 1945 - December 21, 2011
  • Norfolk, Virginia
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“I wish I could have spoke at her funeral, but I did not know what to say.I guess I was shocked that she died.I did not know that life can be taken...Read More » ”
1 of 8 | Posted by: Kaleigh J. Bell - Suffolk, VA

“Dear Ward Family, Please accept sincere condolences from the Rea Family. Mrs. Ward was a very sweet lady and we are so sorry for your loss. Terri,...Read More » ”
2 of 8 | Posted by: Julie Rea Morgan - Norfolk, VA

“Please know you are in my thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. ”
3 of 8 | Posted by: Ruth McMath - Chesapeake, VA

“So sorry for your loss....our thoughts and prayers are with your family. ”
4 of 8 | Posted by: Patrick & Dorothy McMath - VA

“Please accept my deepest sympathy in the loss of Jean. I was fortunate to work with her at NationsBank in the credit card collections department. She...Read More » ”
5 of 8 | Posted by: Norman David Soroko - Norfolk, VA

“Dick and family, My thoughts and prayers are with you all. ”
6 of 8 | Posted by: Cheryl Shealy Davis - Norfolk, VA

“My sincere condolences to Jean's family. Jean interviewed me for a collections job at Nations Bank and hired me. I always thought she was the...Read More » ”
7 of 8 | Posted by: Angela Lambert - Christiansburg, VA

“Emily and I wish to express our condolences to Dick and Teresa and Brian (the ones we know) and all of your family. Unfortunately, we were not able...Read More » ”
8 of 8 | Posted by: Pastor Drew Mountcastle - Suffolk, VA


Jean W. Ward, affectionately known as Mom-Mom, was born on January 31, 1945, in Rocky Mount, NC to the late James and Geneva Williams Wildermuth. Mom-Mom went to be with her Heavenly Father on December 21, 2011. She held the hands of her loving husband and her daughter as she walked into the outstretched arms of our Lord and Savior. Leaving to cherish her memories, her husband of 47 years, Richard E. Ward; a son, Richard E. Ward, Jr., and his wife Candee; a daughter, Teresa Jeanne Bell and her husband Brian; and 5 grandchildren, Brandon Ward, Ashlyn Ward, Tyler Ward, Chase Bell, and Kaleigh Jeanne Bell. Jean and her family wish to express an enormous thank-you to all of the Dr.'s and nurses at DePaul ICU, Maryview ICU and Norfolk General Cardiac ICU. A celebration of Jean's life will be held on Wednesday, December 28, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home on Tidewater Drive. The service will be officiated by Dr. Dan Phillips Abbott, Pastor of Christ United Methodist Church, where Jean was a member. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 27, 2011, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The burial will be immediately following the funeral services at Forest Lawn Cemetery. A reception will be held at the funeral home immediately following the burial.