Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Towell) Ballard, Nina Murl November 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K T bluewolf@onemain.com November 25, 2004, 2:01 pm The Bakersfield Californian Nina Murl Ballard Sep. 9, 1921 Nov. 23, 2004 Nina Murl Ballard, 83, was born to Thomas J. Towell and Mazie M. Fox in Jones, Arkansas. Nina worked long and hard for her family in the agricultural industry. She was a resident of Kern County for 62 years, including 40 years in Shafter. Family was everything worthwhile in life to Nina. She was a loving, caring mother to 7 children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Dan Ballard in 1970 and a son, Donny D. Ballard in 1995. She is survived by her sons, Danny Lee Ballard and his wife, Paulette, Jerry Wayne Ballard, and Terry L. Ballard; daughters, Shirley Ann and her husband, Earl Robert Ketchem, Brenda Joyce Dooley, Janice Marie Dumler; daughter-in-law, Cheryl Ballard; 17 grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; and 4 great-great grandchildren. Nina; a sibling of 9 has 3 surviving sisters, Ardella Linhart, Eula Krahl and Maye Young. The family wishes to thank Dr. Raju Patel and all the staff at Beverly Manor for making a happy, loving home for Nina in her last year. A private farewell and a celebration of life, attended by her loving family was held on Friday, November 26th at Shafter Cemetery. Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob3209towellba.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb