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James Eugene “J. J.” Ward Jr.

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James Eugene “J. J.” Ward Jr.

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
19 Sep 2022 (aged 33)
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence County, Arkansas, USA
Burial
Cremated Add to Map
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J.J.
* ♥*He was diagnosed with autism at a young age.
* ♥* He spent most of his childhood and adulthood in State operated hospital facilities for severely disabled persons, he loved his family, and they loved him too and had visitations as often as they could with each other.
* ♥* He "loved" visiting with the ladies he met online and having friendships though his social media accounts.
* ♥* He enjoyed playing video games on his phone with friends and family.
* ♥* When he was younger he loved Barney the Dinosaur, and when he got to teen years he loved video games, and girls he met on social media.
* ♥* He also enjoyed calling his grandmother and aunts to tell them how much he ♥ loves ♥ them.
* ♥* He was learning to cook near the end of his life during a period he was living with his family, he enjoyed it and was developing skills to care for his basic needs, his step father Kevin Earls and him bonded over food.
* ♥* He is the oldest of five siblings, some of them also have autism.
* ♥* He died from a rare "mandibular cancer/jaw cancer" that metastasized quickly while he was in recovery from a mandibulectomy.


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Obituary for James Eugene Ward Jr.

James Eugene Ward Jr, 33, of Jonesboro passed away September 19, 2022, at the Lawrence Hall Nursing Home in Walnut Ridge.

Born August 31, 1989, in Chicago, IL to James Ward Sr. and Dorothea McFall. James enjoyed playing games, watching hero movies, playing on the internet, and visits from his family. He was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include his parents, James Ward Sr. of Paragould, and Dorothea Wilkins of Imboden; three sisters, Theresa McFall of Little Rock, Heidi Thiele of Maynard, and Heather Thiele of Maynard; one brother, Richard Thiele Jr. of Maynard; a niece, Angel; and many other relatives and friends.

Additional family information: aunts and uncles on his mother's side, Udena Theresa Anderson of Pocahontas, Arkansas; Michael McFall of Meridian, Idaho; Jeri Lynnette Wilkins Zaugg of Boise, Idaho; step aunt Hannah Elizabeth DeBoard of Merriam, Kansas; grandmother and step grandfather, Dorothy and William E. DeBoard of Merriam, Kansas.

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J.J.
* ♥*He was diagnosed with autism at a young age.
* ♥* He spent most of his childhood and adulthood in State operated hospital facilities for severely disabled persons, he loved his family, and they loved him too and had visitations as often as they could with each other.
* ♥* He "loved" visiting with the ladies he met online and having friendships though his social media accounts.
* ♥* He enjoyed playing video games on his phone with friends and family.
* ♥* When he was younger he loved Barney the Dinosaur, and when he got to teen years he loved video games, and girls he met on social media.
* ♥* He also enjoyed calling his grandmother and aunts to tell them how much he ♥ loves ♥ them.
* ♥* He was learning to cook near the end of his life during a period he was living with his family, he enjoyed it and was developing skills to care for his basic needs, his step father Kevin Earls and him bonded over food.
* ♥* He is the oldest of five siblings, some of them also have autism.
* ♥* He died from a rare "mandibular cancer/jaw cancer" that metastasized quickly while he was in recovery from a mandibulectomy.


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Obituary for James Eugene Ward Jr.

James Eugene Ward Jr, 33, of Jonesboro passed away September 19, 2022, at the Lawrence Hall Nursing Home in Walnut Ridge.

Born August 31, 1989, in Chicago, IL to James Ward Sr. and Dorothea McFall. James enjoyed playing games, watching hero movies, playing on the internet, and visits from his family. He was of the Baptist Faith.

Survivors include his parents, James Ward Sr. of Paragould, and Dorothea Wilkins of Imboden; three sisters, Theresa McFall of Little Rock, Heidi Thiele of Maynard, and Heather Thiele of Maynard; one brother, Richard Thiele Jr. of Maynard; a niece, Angel; and many other relatives and friends.

Additional family information: aunts and uncles on his mother's side, Udena Theresa Anderson of Pocahontas, Arkansas; Michael McFall of Meridian, Idaho; Jeri Lynnette Wilkins Zaugg of Boise, Idaho; step aunt Hannah Elizabeth DeBoard of Merriam, Kansas; grandmother and step grandfather, Dorothy and William E. DeBoard of Merriam, Kansas.

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