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Submitted: 9/16/12 • Approved: 9/16/12 • Last Updated: 12/21/13 • R756741-G0-S3
1 Apr 1934 - 20 Dec 2001
Double stone with Lula Jean Ballard born 14 Apr 2934
Married 10 Oct 1952
*Obituary
Jones Funeral Home Records
December 22, 2001
Jimmy D. Ballard, 67, of Crossett died Thursday, December 20, 2001, at his home. Born April 1, 1934, to Simon P. and Mable Harrington Ballard in Bonnerdale, AR, he was a member of the Jarvis Chapel Baptist Church and retired as millwright after 30 years of service with Georgia-Pacific. A loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, he was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Billie Ball.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Jean Johnson Ballard of Crossett; one son, Tim Ballard of Crossett; two daughters, Lynda Sullivan of Berryville and Pam Ballard of Crossett; six grandchildren, Greg and Tony Goodwin, Rainey Sullivan, Steven and Jason Carter and Stacey Swan; eight great-grandchildren, Sam, Nora, Mandy, Maggie, Lukas and Isabella Goodwin, Ryan Swan and Jenna Carter; one niece, one great-niece and one great-great-niece. >br> Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 22, in the Jarvis Chapel Baptist Church with Revs. Ray Hearron and Lawrence Amos officiating. Burial followed services at the Arkadelphia Cemetery, with arrangements by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.
Memorials may be made to the ALS Foundation (Lou Gehrig's Foundation) or Hospice Home Care, 455 West Gaines, Monticello, AR 71655.
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