Kenneth Dean Ward

Kenneth Dean Ward, age 76 of Boone, NC, passed away January 19, 2026 at The Foley Center, Blowing Rock, NC. Born July 12, 1949 to Thomas Stanley Ward and Susie Viola Harmon Ward.

Kenneth loved to fish,attend tractor and antique engine shows as well as vacations to Florida but most importantly his family. He was known as a hard worker especially in construction.

He is preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Ann Ward.

He is survived by daughter Edith Coffey and husband Daniel; his sons, Ivan Ward and wife Alberta, Matt Ward, and Kenneth Ward, Jr.; 8 grandchildren, Belinda Ward, Josh, Daniel, Desiree and Jericho Coffey, Erica Chapman,Kaitlyn Staufer,and Laci Ward and 14 great grandchildren, Anthony, Kyle and Eric Ward,Mia Lilly, Aria and Maverick Chapman, Carson, Charlotte,Grayson, Killian, Isreal and Blake Coffey, Makayla Gragg, and Theodore Piasecny.

Family will receive friends from 10:00-11:00 Thursday, February 12, 2026 with 11:00 Funeral at Austin and Barnes Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Blowing Rock, NC 

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