Mrs. Miriam Terry Ward, age 82 of Chatsworth, passed away on Thursday, June 1, 2023 at home.

Miriam was a loving and devoted mother to her four children and a proud grandmother of seven. She was happily married to Frank Ward for 58 years. She was a member of the Chatsworth First Methodist Church, and enjoyed gardening and the women's book club.

She was preceded in death by her parents, M.D. and Gwendolyn Earnest Terry; in-laws, Gus and Inez Ward; brother-in-law, Don Ward.

Survivors include her husband, Frank Ward of Chatsworth; sons and daughters-in-law, Frank Ward Jr. and Melissa Ward of Winston-Salem, NC and Terry and Happy Ward of Durango, CO; daughters, Leanne Ward of Decatur, GA and Karen Ward of Nashville, TN; brothers and sisters-in-law, Doug and Karen Terry of Smyrna, GA and David and Brenda Terry of Chatsworth; grandchildren, Asher Curnutte, Breckenridge Curnutte, Kellan Curnutte, Anderson Ward, Tatum Ward, Maisy Ward, and Lauren Ward; brother-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill and Mary Helen Speights and JoAnn Ward; many nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Miriam Terry Ward will be held on Sunday, June 4, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. at the Chatsworth First Methodist Church with Rev. Graham Arp officiating. Interment will follow at Hassler Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Chatsworth First Methodist Church on Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial donations be made to the Chatsworth First Methodist Church.

Peeples Funeral Home & Crematory of Chatsworth is entrusted with the arrangements for Mrs. Miriam Terry Ward.