Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Fairfield Recorder newspaper
January 29, 2009



Buddy Ballard

BUDDY BALLARD
Funeral services will be held Sunday for Buddy Ballard, 75, of Teague who died 
Friday, Jan. 23, at Hillcrest Baptist Medical Center in Waco.

Mr. Ballard was born on June 20, 1933 to Joe and Pauline Ballard. On Aug. 23, 
1950, he married Peggy Hawkins in Mexia.

Services will be held this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home Chapel in 
Mexia with Alvin Armstrong, Cleatus Hall and Mickey Childers officiating.

Mr. Ballard is survived by his wife of 58 years, Peggy; children, Elmer Ballard 
and wife Patti of Fairfield, Billy Ballard and wife Sue of Streetman, Susian 
Shaw and husband Herb of Normangee, Melvin Ballard and wife Lillian of Teague, 
Glyna and Blelve Bridges of Teague and Slinda Childers and husband Mickey of 
Teague; grandchildren, Phillip and Michele Ballard of Arlington, Ethan and 
Gayelynn Ballard of Fairfield, Jeremy and Stephanie Ballard of Princeton, Jayme 
and Nicole Ballard of Streetman, Misty and James Light of Hilltop Lakes, Jay 
Shaw of Dallas, Wendy and Richard Ross of Normangee, Jim and Amber Shaw of 
Normangee, Tiffany Ballard of Beaumont, Kaytie and Casey Story of Fairfield, 
Josh Kerzee of Santa Fe, Shea and Tim Thompson of Nacogdoches, Samantha Childers 
and Evie Childers, both of Teague; brother, Joe "Sonny" Ballard and wife Panda 
of North Carolina; sister, Claudine Jones of Crowley; sister in-law, Glenda Hall 
and husband Cleatus of Mexia; and 18 great-grandchildren.

Arrangements were made by Porter Funeral Home of Mexia.