Bob Ward Obituary
It is with sadness that the passing of Bob Ward of Portales, New Mexico is shared. Bob, born on November 12, 1957, passed away on May 25, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Bob Ward to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Bobby Ray Ward Sr. of Texas County and Lucille Mae Pritchett; his former wife Marta; his grandparents, Charles Marvin Ward, Effie Mendenhall Ward, Thomas Sherman "Tomie" Pritchett and Blanche Marie Myers; his uncle Charles Edward Ward; and his brothers-in-law, Lynn Luther Martin and Kurt Reynolds Martin.
He is survived by: his children, Natalie Jeanne and Kristofer Martin of Portales; his wife Debra; his half-siblings, Carolyn Sue Pritchett Huelsing (Ken) of St. Louis, Missouri, Daniel Queen Avalonne (Patti) of Oregon and Thomas Daniel Avalonne (Cheryl) of Old Bridge; and his siblings-in-law, Marione Derrickson Martin (Lynn) of Alva, Judy Jeanne Martin Doering (Harlan) of Tyler, Tara Lee Martin Calhoun of Norman, Katherine Dye Payton (James Stephen) of Lubbock and Brian Durwood Murphy-Dye (Jennifer) of Albuquerque.
Donations in memory of Bob may be made to: Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc., P.O. Box 7410354, Chicago, IL 60674-035.
