Remember the Warrior
Today a soldier is put to rest.
This soldier was a leader and a warrior both in the
eyes of his family and any one that knew him. There
are so many memories that we will cherish. We must
all remember that Josh would want us to be strong.
We must put one foot in front of the other and
continue our lives. Just remember him as the friend,
father, soldier, brother, and son that he was. He
was a true warrior in the eyes of our family and to
friends that knew him best. We are so proud of Josh
for what he has sacrificed. Remember that freedom is
never free. He will never be forgotten. Be strong,
don’t cry and just remember him.
Funeral services will be held
3:00 p.m. Friday, February 20, 2009 at the First
Baptist Church of Bay City with Rev. Ralph Howard
officiating. Family will receive friends Thursday,
February 19, 2009 from 2:00p.m. Until 8:00 p.m. at
Baker Funeral Home in West Columbia. Interment will
be held Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
with full military honors at Fort Sam Houston
National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas. Pallbearers
will be Ben Ward, Eric Ward, Johnny Ward, CW2 Jeremy
Milliman, WO1 Bryan Crumpler, Russell Ferrill, Mat
Meuth, and Craig White.
Joshua is survived by mother and
father, John M. Ward, Sr. and Patricia Irene Lyles
Ward, his brothers, Benjamin Wayne Ward, Eric
Johnathon Ward, and Johnny M. Ward, Jr. also his
sister, Brandi Elaine Claire Ward. He is also
survived by his sons, Joshua Allen Ward, Jr. and
Zane Tyler Ward and their mother, Misty Dawn Calvert
Ward; and finally Joshua leaves his fiancée, Deonna
Julia Gunderson and his unborn son, Alexander John
Ward, due July 6, 2009. He is preceded in death by
his maternal grandfather, Ernest Bailey Lyles, III
and his maternal grandmother just recently on
September 21, 2008, Margaret Claire Warren Lyles.
Joshua will be missed by all of
the above and we are sure by everyone he has ever
come in contact with. We Love You Joshua!
The Fallen Soldier
Fallen Soldier All Alone Fallen
Soldier Far From Home.
Trickling Down His Face A Tear,
Forgetting How it Feels to Fear Death and All its
Fate and Glory.
Now It’s Here, No Need to Worry
Fallen Soldier All Alone Fallen
Soldier Far From Home
He’s One of Those They’ll All Forget; The Life He
Lived,
The Goals He Set, The One’s He Loved,
The Ones Who Wait To See His Nearly Forgotten Face.
Fallen Soldier All Alone Fallen
Soldier Far From Home
Now Breathing’s Just A Waste Of Breath And Living’s
Just A Waste of Death As He Searches For A New
Address;
A Brand New Home Free of Loneliness.
Fallen Soldier All Alone Fallen
Soldier Far From Home
Lying Motionless On The Ground, The Battle Raging
All Around.
For Now He Is Not All Alone.
This Fallen Soldier Is Welcomed Home.
Branden Hidalgo
Services are under the direction
of Baker Funeral Home, 634 S. Columbia Drive, West
Columbia, TX. (979) 345-3232 Online condolences may
be left for the family by signing the guestbook at
www.bakerfuneralhome.net