Berrien-Lowndes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Ballard, Sr., James Earl December 16, 2012 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Shirley McMillan Durden http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00025.html#0006039 October 9, 2019, 11:36 am The Berrien Press - December 26, 2012 James Earl Ballard, Sr., 66, of Ray City died December 16, 2012. He was born October 2, 1946, in Remerton and resided in Ray City for six y years. He was preceded in death by five half-sisters, Audrey (Bill) Wilson, Juanita (Willie) Rhodes, Doris (Arlie) Griffin, Dorothy (Garfield) Stanford, Clareise (John) Guess, and one half-brother, Otis (Quille) Ray. He worked as a welder and enjoyed fishing, landscaping and gardening and had a g great sense of humor. He was a member of Vision Church of God in Nashville. Survivors include two sons, James Ballard, Jr., and Michael D. Bradley (caregiver); two sisters, Lorean (J.B.) Browning and Barbara (Jerry) Majetka; brother, Billy (Linda) Ray; two granddaughters, Amanda Ballard and Catlyn Ballard, two grandsons, James Ballard, III, and James (Turtle) Ballard, V; many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, several close friends. A memorial service was held December 19 at 2 p.m. at Ray City First Baptist C Church. Special thanks to The Pearlman Cancer Center in Valdosta, Grace Hospice, and James E. Kokoruda and Kenneth J. Millans of Lakeland. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/berrien/obits/b/ballards5390nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/gafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb