Yeoman Terry Bryant Ward of Spokane, WS passed away on November 2, 2009 of natural causes at his home.
Yeoman Ward was born in St. Louis, MO in 1962 to Aaron L. Ward and Ruth D. Ward. He attended St. Louis Public Schools, graduating from Southwest High School in 1981. He attended the St. Louis Community College at Forest Park majoring in Architectural Engineering.
Yeoman Ward then enlisted in the United States Navy and served his country for a total of 15 years. After his honorable discharge in 1997, he then joined the United States Army as a recruiter for 5 years and he then felt compelled to join the United States National Guard for the state of Washington.
Yeoman Ward was a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm.
He married Laura Aspenleighter in 1990 and remained married for 15 years. They remained friends until his untimely death.
His parents preceded him in 1994 and in 2005.
He is survived by 10 brothers: Aaron L. Ward, Jr, Ronald Ward, Lawrence Ward, Stephen Ward, Gregory Ward, Michael Ward, Phillip Ward, Christopher Ward, Andre Ward, Eric Ward; Five uncles: Ernest Whitfield, Kenneth Whitfield, Benjamin Whitfield, Clarence Davis (Ida Mae), Virvus Jones (Laura), one aunt, Olivia Whitfield, and a host of family, friends and loved ones in St. Louis, MO as well as in Spokane, WS.