Bennie “Montana” Ward, Jr., 59, of Chattanooga, passed away on Tuesday, December 25, 2018, in a local hospital.
He attended Riverside High School. Bennie was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Knoxville.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Patricia Ponder-Ward; mother, Henrietta Ward; and grandfather, Nathaniel Stokes.
Bennie is survived by his children, DeAnna, Nigel, Ashley, Darius, and Alisha; several grandchildren; father, Bennie (Sandra) Ward, Sr.; grandmothers, Alberta Townsend and Beulah Stokes; sisters, Veronica (Duane) Sanders and Cynthia Ward; brother, Danny (Roz) Ward; several aunts; uncles; nieces; nephews; cousins; other relatives and friends.
Visitation is on Sunday, Jan. 6, from 4-6 p.m. at Taylor Funeral Home.
Graveside services will be on Monday, Jan. 7, at 2 p.m. in Chattanooga National Cemetery.