~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, DL Capt. Earl G. Ballard
September 19, 1937 ~ February 10, 2019
Notification with the passing of retired Delta pilot Captain
Earl George Ballard, age 81. Captain Ballard joined Delta Air Lines 07-19-1965
and retired with Delta, based PDX/030. He is survived by his wife Jeanne plus
many other family members and friends.
To view the obituary online and share memories please visit
the funeral home website at
Visitation and Mass of Christian burial is planned for Feb.
15th at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church, Hot Springs Village,
Ark.
Interment: Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery.
For those wishing to send a personal note, condolences may be
sent to the family at
63 Loyola Drive, Hot Springs Village AR
71909-7787.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary...................
Capt. Earl Ballard slipped the surly bounds of earth on Feb.
10, 2019. He passed away at the age of 81 at Good Sam's after a brief and
courageous battle with brain cancer.
His life began on Sept. 19, 1937, in Kerrville, Texas, but
included many stops along the way because his stepdad was a military man. His
education includes Frankfurt High School in Germany, graduation at Austin High
School in El Paso, Stephenville Junior College and finally Texas A&M. Earl's
flying career started with the United States Air Force, learning to fly in the
Air Force Cadet class of G61, then flying missions to Turkey, France and
Bangkok. His career ended after 32 years of flying and line check training with
Delta Air Lines, where he retired as an "International Pilot." Earl always said
he wanted to fly the biggest planes made!! Even after moving to Hot Springs
Village in 2000, he continued to meet monthly with his Delta flying buddies for
lunch.
Earl was preceded in death by his parents, Floyd Barnhart and
Martha Ann Hamilton Ballard, and his stepfather, E.H. Ballard; his sister, Dixie
Marie McClellan.
He is survived by the "love of his life," Jeanne, with whom he
just celebrated their 40th anniversary; a sister, Linda O'Connell; three
children, Timothy, Matthew and Mitchell; four grandchildren, one
great-grandchild, many nieces and nephews.
Capt. Earl loved to reminisce about all his days of flying and
had a lot of stories about all the famous people that had been on his flights.
He loved playing golf with his friends and his wife and they made many golfing
trips. Earl spent a lot of his free time playing "freecell" on his computer,
playing euchre with friends and snuggling up in the recliner with his dog,
Dexter. Earl also had a passion for the piano and he spent hours playing the
oldies. Earl was a kind and gentle soul who will be sorely missed by his family
and friends.
Visitation will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 15, at Sacred
Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Hot Springs Village, followed by the Mass of
Christian burial at 11 a.m.
Interment will be at the Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery in
North Little Rock at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Pallbearers: Mitch Ballard, Matt Ballard, Rob Bowers, Clint
Lunsford, Rex Brewer and Dan Quandt.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you make a
donation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Endowment with the Hot Springs Village
Community Foundation, or to the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements have been entrusted to CedarVale Funeral Home of
Hot Springs Village, Ark.
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