Truman Ray Ward, 76, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, March 8, 2016.  He was born on August 14, 1939, in Silsbee, to Ruby and Sim Ward.  Truman served his country as a United States Marine and later worked as a security guard.

 Survivors include his wife, Barbara Ward; children, Terry Ward and his wife, Wendy, of Pennington, New Jersey; and Tamela Ward of Galveston; grandchildren, Adam Stinnett and his wife, Aarynn, of French Settlement, Louisiana; Michael Stinnett and his fiancée, Toni, and Teia Stinnett, all of Silsbee; and Max Ward and Piper Ward of Pennington, New Jersey; great-grandchildren, Trent Faulconer, Lilly Stinnett, and Skylar Brown; and brothers, James Ward and his wife, Mary, of Fred, and Robert Ward and his wife, Laurel, of Silsbee.  He is preceded in death by his parents.

 A gathering of Mr. Ward’s family and friends will begin at 12:00 p.m., with his funeral service at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 12, 2016, at Broussard’s, 490 Cemetery Road, Silsbee, with his interment to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze.