Santo, Texas - GENEVIEVE STEPHANIA (PICHA) WARD (JEAN) age 88, passed away peacefully at her home Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Genevieve Stephania (Picha) Ward was born to John Joe and Margaret (Martha) Agnes (Grones) Picha in West, Texas on December 26, 1937. She was the fourth child, the first girl in a family of five brothers and her sister. A close Czech Catholic raised in farm life, she graduated from Abbott High School in 1957. She started her career as a messenger/teletype operator for General Dynamics in Fort Worth, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her lifelong love and husband, Rasie V. Ward; both her parents, John Joe, (d) and Margaret Agnes (Martha) Picha, (d); her big brothers, Felix (d) (Bernice) Picha, and Albin (d) (Patsy) (d) Picha; little sister, Margaret (Picha) (d) (Jack) Featherston.

Jean is survived by her son, John Beeman Ward, (Sheree); her big brother, George (Gladys) (d) Picha, and her little brother, Robert (JoAnn) Picha. She is survived by many cousins, too many nieces and nephews to list, and that is a good thing.

Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Friday, March 27, 2026, St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1802 Bethel Road, Weatherford, with a Celebration of Jean's Life to follow.

Private Inurnment: Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to the VFW, or Wounded Warriors Foundation.