Note: obituary indicates Mr. Ballard was a pilot and retired
with Northwest Airlines but I was unable to verify.
If anyone has more information, please let us
know...
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
~ IN MEMORY ~
Air Force veteran, (NWA) Mr. Richard ‘Dick’ Ballard Sr.
January 15, 1932 ~ September 29, 2014
Mr. Richard Ballard Sr. (Dick) of Barnesville, Georgia | 1932
- 2014 | Obituary
Mr. Richard Ballard, Sr., (Dick) 82, of Barnesville,
passed away Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Monroe County Hospital in Forsyth.
He was born January 15, 1932 in Laurens County, Georgia, son of the late Arthur
and Gladys Herndon Ballard. Mr. Ballard began his passion for flying as a crop
duster before serving in the U.S. Air Force. He retired as an airline pilot for
Northwest Airlines and was a member of Ramah Primitive Baptist Church. Mr.
Ballard loved spending time with his family, boating and camping.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Grace Ballard;
three daughters and sons-in-law, Beverly and Arthur Jinks of Jonesboro, Vicky
and Bruce Gant of Titusville, FL, Rhonda and Harry Hargens of Hampton; son,
Richard Ballard, Jr. (Rick) of Hampton; six grandchildren, Erin Jinks, Whitney
Jinks, Amanda Biggs, Christopher Hargens, Linda Keating and Patrick Hargens;
eight great-grandchildren; sister, Faye Biskup of Highland Falls, NY; sister and
brother-in-law, Arthine and Herman Hudson of Dublin GA; and numerous nieces and
nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Juanita Brown.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 Friday at Ramah
Primitive Baptist Church with Elder Kurt Bacon officiating. The interment will
be at Ramah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will be at their home
and receive friends at Breedlove Memorial Chapel Thursday evening from 6:00 to
8:00.
Published online on October 1, 2014 courtesy of BREEDLOVE
MEMORIAL CHAPEL - Barnesville.
Breedlove Memorial Chapel
526 College Dr.
Barnesville, Georgia 30204
• (770) 358-6260
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