Ashley Denise Graybeal Ward age 32 of Boone went home to be with the Lord on Monday March 2, 2026.

She was born September 30, 1993, in Watauga County. The daughter of Jeff and Betty Ford Graybeal.

She is survived by her husband Wayne Ward and her children Allie, Waylon and Addisyn all of Boone, one brother Dustin Ford and wife Hannah of Boone, one sister Sarah Clark of Boone, three nephews Luke Ford, Hank Ford and Ty Clark all of Boone, and one niece Alixas Clark of Boone and her paternal grandmother Linda Graybeal of Boone.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents Pete and Faye Ford and her paternal grandfather Wayne Graybeal.

Funeral service will be conducted 11:00 AM Friday March 6, 2026, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Pete and Faye Ford Cemetery. Reverend Derick Wilson will officiate.

The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wayne Ward for the trust fund for her children.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.