Jackie Lee Ward, Former Deputy and Pastor in Summers County, Passes Away

Jackie Lee Ward, former deputy and pastor in Summers County, passes away

HINTON, WV (WVNS) - Jackie Lee Ward passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026. He was a Summers County Sheriff's Deputy for 28 years, and served under several different sheriffs. Although current Sheriff Justin Faris never got to work with him, as Ward retired from the department years ago, Faris has still heard nothing but [...]

Summers County mourns the loss of retired deputy

Summers County, WV (WOAY) – Summers County Deputies are mourning the passing of a retired deputy. According to a media release from the Summers County Sheriff’s Department, former deputy Jackie Lee Ward passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Ward served Summers County citizens as a deputy for 28 years from 1982 until his retirement in 2010. In later years, he continued his life of service as pastor of Sandstone Missionary Baptist Church for …