End of Watch:
April 15, 1928
Age: 42
United States Marshals Service
Accidental: Vehicle Accident
Marshal Jesse R. Ward was killed in a one-car traffic accident near West Jordan.
Shortly after midnight, Marshal Ward was returning from Bingham where he had been serving federal subpoenas. He failed to negotiate a curve near 4000 West and Old Bingham Highway. His vehicle left the road, struck a utility pole, and overturned in a field. The accident was not discovered for several hours. Marshal Ward died instantly of head and chest injuries. The former Ogden commissioner of public safety was appointed U.S. Marshal for Utah in 1921. He was married and the father of four children. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
The bronze memorial name plaque of Marshal Jesse R. Ward is sponsored by Ellis and Katie Ivory.