Donald Ester

Ward

Donald Ester Ward was born in Newcastle, Oklahoma on November 20, 1941. He went to his heavenly home on Saturday, February 11, 2023, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, following a brief illness.

As a young boy he was saved and baptized at McKinley Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. He attended Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City before working as a sheet rocker in new construction.

He loved watching old westerns, especially Gunsmoke , in which he could quote each episode.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his sisters Lenora Haynes, Betty Schweitzer, and Delores Tilson and his brother Homer Ward.

Donald loved being with family. He has one surviving sister, Doris McClanahan of Blanchard, OK, and many other loved ones and friends. Carolyn Haynes, wife of nephew Ed Haynes, spent a lot of time with him in his last years to help him with daily needs.

He will be cremated, and a memorial service and burial will be announced at a later date.  Honorary pallbearers include nephews Ed Haynes, Jesse Lewis, Ivan Schweitzer, Robert Tilson, David Tilson, Gary Tilson, William McClanahan, and Chris Lewis. A special thank you for Mark "Mo" Carter for being such a good friend to Donald.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The American Heart Association. Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home in Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com.

"Every man's life ends the same way. It is only the details of how he lived and how he died that distinguish one man from another." - Ernest Hemingway