Judge Robert Ward

JUDGE ROBERT WARD

Robert Wilburn Ward, Sr., 79, of Silsbee, died Tuesday, March 28, 2023. He was born on November 17, 1943, in Silsbee, to Ruby Hayes Ward and Sim Nell Ward.

Funeral service was at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Friendship Baptist Church, 3601 Cooks Road, Silsbee, with his interment to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery, Kountze under the direction of Broussard’s Mortuary in Silsbee.

Survivors include his wife, Laurel Ward; children, Robert Ward, Jr. and his wife, Tess Ward, of Silsbee and Simberly Modica and her husband, Tommy, of Katy; grandsons, Sean Ward, Shane Ward, Justin Ward, T.J. Modica, and Reid Modica; brother, James Ward; sisters-in-law, Mary Ward of Fred and Barbara Ward of Silsbee; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Truman Ward.