Hessie Lee Ward Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Hessie Lee Ward of Rich Square, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 76, on May 1, 2022. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Hessie Lee Ward to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Tessie Deloatch and Winnie Copeland Deloatch; her spouse Junious Ward Jr.; and her siblings, Russell Deloatch, Fredrecka Deloatch and Carolyn Deloatch.

She is survived by: her daughters, Denean Ward-Jeffries (Brian) of McLeansville and Moni Ward Crudup (Reggie) of Durham; her nephews, Rev. David Lee Jones, Jr. (Gloria) and Yakeem Jones (Daneisha); her grandchildren, Desmond Jeffries, Cierra Boone, Dakota Boone and Gabrielle Jeffries; her great grandchildren, Zoe, Raegan and Ryleigh Warren; her grandchildren, Dana Jones-Allen, Philip Jones, Makinzee, Ethan, Jayvon, Malia, Assad and Ja'Nyla Jones; her sisters, Gladys Jones of Durham, Eveline Rush of Bridgeton and Altessie Goode of Vineland; and her close friend Terry Palmer of Ahoskie. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.