Lee Allen Ward

Funeral services for Lee Allen Ward, 80 of Cloutierville will be held on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. at Blanchard-St. Denis Funeral Home in Natchitoches with Rev. Roger Matkin and Father John Cunningham officiating. Burial will follow in Emmanuel cemetery in Chopin, La. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 28, 2024 from 12:00 p.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

Lee Allen served in the Army/National Guard (1964 - 1973) as platoon sergeant. Soon thereafter, he became a carpenter. With this profession, he was a perfectionist. When it came to anything he put together, it had to be “just so”. He also had a love for antiques and relics. In his spare time, he enjoyed searching for Indian artifacts and adding things to his collection.

Lee Allen married his wife Christine (Bynog) Ward on July 31, 1968. They recently celebrated their 56 years of marriage. He was an honest and devoted family man. Devoted not only to his wife, but his family as well. No matter how busy things got, he always made time for the people he cared about, and showed us that family always comes first, no matter what. Everyone who knew him knew how proud he was of the people he loved. While our hearts mourn the loss, we take comfort in knowing he is no longer suffering. 

“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” 2 Timothy 4:7 

Lee was born on February 19, 1944 in Mississippi to his parents Carlis Ward and Eula Belle Booty Ward. He passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2024 in Natchitoches, La. Lee and is preceded in death by his parents, brother John E. Ward, and three sisters: Mandy Inez Harwell, Shirley Ann Ward, and Joy Maxine Rodrigues.

Left to cherish his memory is his wife Christine Bynog Ward of Cloutierville, LA; son Marcus A. Ward and wife Stephanie of Cloutierville, La.; granddaughters Brittany Vallery and husband Seath Vallery & Kelsie Ward; great grandchildren Austin & Mason Vallery; brothers: James C. Ward and wife Shirley Nell of Kurthwood, La., Robert H. Ward and wife Francis of Gladewater, TX., and Michael R. Ward of Lotus, La.; sisters: Rosa L. DeMille and Peggy S. Lindsey, both of Lotus, La.

Those honored to serve as pallbearers will be Trevor Aldredge, Rand Kerry, Sean Wester, Randel Ward, Jim Ward, Joey Bynog, Earl Bynog, and Adam Varnell.