We regret to inform you of the passing of one of “Maryland’s Finest,” Sgt. Mark Hammond Ward, MDSP Retired. We send our condolences and sympathy to Sgt. Ward’s family and friends during this difficult time.
August 6, 1951 – December 14, 2025
OBITUARY
On December 14, 2025 Mark H. Ward beloved husband of Donna Jennings Ward, devoted father of Kristin Ward Shaffer and her husband Carl Edward Shaffer, Matthew Christopher Ward and his wife Jessica Elizabeth Gerson, cherished grandfather of Carlie Lahoma, Jason Mark Shaffer and Mason Kurt and Paxton Thomas Ward, devoted brother of Cynthia Woolsey and her husband Dr. Thomas Woolsey and the late William B. Ward and his wife the late Maria Ward.
SERVICES
Family and friends will honor and celebrate Mark’s life at the Evans Life Celebration Home, 16924 York Road on Saturday, December 20 from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
A Church Service will be held at 12 noon at the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church, 17036 Pretty Boy Dam Road, Parkton, MD. Interment will be at the Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made In Mark’s name to MSPAA Memorial Fund, Inc., 1750 S. Plantation Drive, Dunkirk, MD 20754.
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