WARD,
Janell Shannon
(Maiden Name: Jenkins)
Mohave Valley Daily News, Mohave Valley, AZ -
Published in Mohave Daily News Online from June 26 to July 3, 2014 -
Janell Shannon (Jenkins) Ward, age 42, a resident of Mohave Valley,
Ariz. passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 in Needles, Calif. She was
born in Parker, Ariz. on June 24, 1971.
A proud member of the Fort Mojave Indian Tribe, Shannon lived in Mohave
Valley, Ariz. and attended school at Mohave Valley Elementary and
Needles High School. A homemaker and a devout member of the House of
Faith Church.
She is preceded in death by her father, Norwood Jenkins, Sr.; her
paternal grandparents, Harwood and Minerva Jenkins; her maternal
grandmother, Audrey Hayes; uncles, Gilman Jenkins, Neil Jenkins, Sr.,
and Walter Jenkins; and aunts, Jerelyn (Sandra) Jenkins Navarro, Ophilia
Ramirez, and Jennifer (Jenkins) Villalobos.
Janell is survived by her husband, Wood E. Ward, Sr. of Mohave Valley,
Ariz.; children, Marcos Jenkins, Lupe Jenkins Drennan, Jose Yanez III,
Tashina Jenkins, and Tyra Ward of Mohave Valley, Ariz.; mother, Cynthia
Holmes of Mohave Valley, Ariz.; siblings, Jessica (Orejel) Lopez, Keith
Sr., Marcella (Marcie) and Brandon Jenkins of Mohave Valley, Ariz.;
grandchildren, Marcos, Roman, Jacob, Aaliyah and Jose III.; uncles, Jake
Holmes, Delbert Holmes, Delvin (Joyce) Holmes, Melvin Holmes, Alex
(Michele) Holmes, Dennis Williams; and aunts, Joann Gates, Sharon Henry,
and Gayle (Aaron) Drennan.
Church Services will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, June
27, 2014 at the Fort Mojave Gymnasium, 500 Merriman Avenue, Needles,
Calif.
Traditional Services will immediately follow at Fort Mojave Mourning
Hall, 700 Harrison, Needles, Calif. until Saturday, June 28, 2014 at
4:00 a.m.
Burial will commence at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at
Riverview Cemetery, 1101 East Broadway, Needles, Calif.
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