Funeral services for Manuel Lee Ward, 76, of West Monroe, will be held at 1:00 P.M., Monday, October 14, 2019 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter – Day Saints. Interment will follow at Ward Chapel Cemetery in Farmerville.Mr. Ward was born on March 18, 1943 in Monroe and passed away after a lengthy illness on October 12, 2019 in West Monroe. He was an electrician for Bancroft Bag and a musician who loved to entertain with his guitar. Mr. Ward was known as Lee Ward to his followers. He is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Gladys Alexander Ward.Mr. Ward is survived by his wife of 56 years, Katherine Kathye Mills Ward; two sons, Steven Gregory Ward and wife Penny, Michael Scott Ward and wife Yvette; 15 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; many other cherished friends and family.Pallbearers will be Steven Gregory Ward, Michael Scott Ward, Michael Shayne Ward, Brandon Kyle Ward, Jonathan Garth Daniel Ward, Steven Isaiah Lea Ward, Ragan McCann, and ONiel Fox. Honorary pallbearer will be James Searcy.Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M., Sunday, October 13, 2019 at Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, West Monroe.