Steven E. Ward Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Steven E. Ward of Centralia, Missouri, who passed away on September 20, 2025, at the age of 77, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Eugene E. Ward and Esta Mae Ward (Hamm); his sister Betty F. (Mullins); his brother-in-law Norman K. Bates; his niece Linda Bates Basel; his half-siblings, Richard Mullins and Barbara Allison; Lisa Etgen-Litteral, Bobby and Freida.
He is survived by: his daughter Stephanie Ward-Hickey; his son-in-law Daniel P. Hickey of Columbia, MO; his grandchildren, Laura Grace (Steven Daugherty) of Independence, MO, Erin Rose Hickey of Columbia, MO. and Benjamin Patrick Hickey of Columbia, MO.; and his sibling's children, Cindy Rice (family: Carol Utley, Lisa Wilson) and Mike Bates. He is also survived by her family, Carol Utley and her family.
