Randal Lyn Ward, age 63, was born on September 24, 1962, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and passed away in Baton Rouge. He spent most of his life in Monticello, Baton Rouge, and Amite where he graduated from Amite High School. Randal was the son of Tommy Kyle Ward and Gladys Joyce Stanley. Randy as everyone called him, faced many challenges throughout his life, and his story was uniquely his own. His family and friends who knew him well will have many stories to remember him by.

He is survived by his children, Westley Aaron Ward and his wife Courtney Taylor Marx of West Palm Beach, Florida, Randi Lynn Nieves and her husband Leonardo Nieves of Sacramento, California, and Jackie Robert Ward of Monticello, Mississippi. His grandchildren include Dominick Brown and Kylee Annette Ward. Randy is also survived by his siblings, Terry Wayne Ward and his wife Sandra Whittington Ward, Tanya Hendry Warren and her husband Kyle Warren, and Lisa Ward Hennesy, wife of the late Jeff Hennesy. Nieces and nephews include Stephanie Flood, Shannon Ward, Aibhlinn Hennesy, and Alec Sparks. Step-mother, Cathy Ward.

Randy was preceded in death by his mother, Gladys Joyce Hendry; his father, Tommy Kyle Ward; and his stepfather, Marion H. Hendry Jr. He was also preceded in death by his grandparents, John App Ward, Geneva Dixon, Chester Stanley, Mabel Allen Stanley, and and brother-in-law, Jeff Hennesy.

If you would like to make a donation in Randy Ward's name, please send it to the Baton Rouge Salvation Army or The First United Methodist Church of Amite. Arrangements will be handled privately by the family. McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements. For an online guestbook, visit http://www.mckneelys.com.