Melissa Dean Ward Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melissa Dean Ward of West Portsmouth, Ohio, who passed away at the age of 35, on February 23, 2026. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melissa Dean Ward to show support.
Though Melissa may no longer walk beside us, her memory will forever be enshrined in the fabric of the lives of those Melissa touched, a beacon of light guiding us through the darkness. In her absence, her spirit lives on — a gentle whisper in the breeze, a ray of sunlight on a cloudy day, a reminder that love knows no boundaries.
She was predeceased by: her parent Beverly Ward. She is survived by: her sister Ramona Ward (Aaron Strickland); her nieces, Rylee Ward, Delaynee Ward and Aynslee Strickland; and her grandmother Ramona Jarrell. She is also survived by aunt, uncles, and cousins; and countless friends and their children.
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