Judy K. Ward

82, of Rushville

Judy K. Ward, 82, of Rushville, passed away on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at her home surrounded by family.

She was born on August 30, 1943, in Macomb, the daughter of the late Leonard Lee Lanham and Virginia Irene Armstrong Lanham Jones.

She attended Rushville schools with the class of 1961. She married David C. Ward on January 17, 1960, in Rushville, IL.

He survives along with their children Dwayne (Dirk Yuill) Ward, Lynn Mourning, Danny (Shelly) Ward, and Donnie Ward. Her grandchildren include Shane (Heather) Ward, Ryan (Erica) Ward, Melissa Mourning, Ashlee Mourning, James Mourning, Cassie Ward, Candice O’Meara, Brenden Ankrom, step grandchildren Carissa (Zac) O’Donoghue, Breanna (Kooten) Johnson, Riley (Nic) Cox, and 14 great grandchildren and 8 great-great grandchildren. Her sister Connie (Dick) Miller of Rushville, half-brother Lee Lanham, half-sister, Cheryl Sutton and many nieces and nephews.