John R. Ward Sr. Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of John R. Ward Sr. (Chesapeake, Virginia), who passed away on December 7, 2021, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of John R. Ward Sr. to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Will Robert and Mable G. Ward-Payne; and his siblings, Jean Rhodes, Otelia Seeger, Rudolph Ward and James Payne.
He is survived by: his wife Lethia Elaine Sexton (Ward); his sisters, Genieve Kennedy (Grasonville, MD) and Shirley Harding of Portsmouth, VA; his children, Tony Bazemore (Margaret) of Portsmouth, VA, John R. Ward, Jr. (Odessa) of San Antonio, TX, Linwood J. Ward (Pat) of Hampton, VA, Daryll M. Ward (Jeanette) of Fayetteville, GA, Danattis Ward (Theresa) of Jonesboro, GA, Vincent F. Ward (Tracy) of Chesapeake, VA, Michael A. Ward (Debbie) of Sumter, SC, Francis T. Ward (Kimberly) of Chesapeake, VA, Armondo Ward of Portsmouth, VA, Valerie McDowell of Edgewood, MD, Sharon Blizzard (Stanley) of Portsmouth, VA and Janice Elliott (Wilbert) of Suffolk, VA; and his sisters-in-law, Angela Mullen of Portsmouth, VA and Tina Sexton of New York, NY. He is also survived by 30 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren.
