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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