Atkins, Va.

Larry Allan Ward, passed away Sunday February 8, 2026 at Johnson City Medical Center.

He is proceeded in death by his parents, Ralph and Sharon Fugate Ward.

Larry is survived by his fiancée, Diane Chism; sons, Perry Chism and wife Katie Atkins and Harold Chism; brother-in-law, David Henderson and wife Nancy; grandchildren, Tucker, Asher, Noah, soon to come “Little Bean”, and Karson Chism; and his fur babies, Smokey, Pebbles, Buttercup, Pumpkin, and Hudson.

To share memories of Larry Allen Ward, please visit www.seaverbrown.com. Care for Larry’s family has been entrusted to Fraziers' Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory, 237 East Main Street, Marion Va. 24354.