Cynthia Ward

SIKESTON, Mo.--Cynthia Darlene Ward, 44, of Sikeston died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born March 18, 1960, in Clinton, Ark., daughter of Alvin and Brenda Ward.

Ward lived most of her life in Sikeston, where she was a member of Mount Calvary Missionary Baptist Church. She was a truck driver with Henderson Trucking Co.

Survivors include her mother, Brenda Hammons of Bertrand, Mo.; two sons, Jonathan Ward of Sikeston, Christopher Ward of Tunica, Miss.; two brothers, Roger Ward of Houston, Ark., Robert Ward of Judsonia, Ark.; three sisters, Marilyn Mullins of Conway, Ark., Rhonda Reeves of Sikeston, Judy Williams of Bald Knob, Ark.; and a granddaughter.

She was preceded in death by her father and stepfather.

Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. John Tarter officiating. Burial will be in Dogwood Cemetery.