Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Robert Milton Ballard February 13 1960 ************************************************ 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: dawn hill dawnlfdp@yahoo.com April 20, 2003, 6:59 am Pike County Journal, February 18, 1960 Robert Ballard Buried Monday Mr. Robert Milton Ballard, 70, of 116 East Poplar street, died at Griffin- Spalding hospital Saturday afternoon. He was admitted to the hospital Wednesday suffering from heart ailment. Mr. Ballard was a native of Pike county, where he had spent most of his life. He was engaged in farming until his retirement and had lived the last three years in Griffin. He was a member of the New Hope Baptist church. Mr. Ballard is survived by a son, E.P. Ballard of Atlanta; two daughters, Mrs. T.E. Harris of Milner and Mrs. Edward McKemie of Griffin; two brothers, W.F. and J.E. Ballard, both of Griffin; three sisters, Mrs. G.M. Barrow of Experiment; Mrs. J.H. Mann and Mrs. H. Davis, of Griffin; three grand children, on great grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were conducted Monday at 3 o'clock from the New Hope Baptist church, the Rev. Johnny Shelley and the Rev. Worth Huckaby officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. Haisten Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb Additional Info added by Lynn Cunningham April 2003 Robert Milton Ballard was the son of Walter Scott Ballard and Sarah Caroline Bevil. Milton was born 13 March 1889 and died 13 Feb 1960. Sallie Bell Crook Ballard was born 20 July 1893 and died 4 June 1948. Both are buried at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Pike County, Georgia.