Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballard, Fannie A. Holland, 1936 

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FANNIE ANN HOLLAND BALLARD 

MRS. F.A. BALLARD SUCCUMBS TODAY 

MEMBER OF PROMINENT FAMILY DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS 

   Mrs. Fannie A. Ballard, widow of A.W. Ballard and member of a prominent 
Nansemond County family, died at a Suffolk hospital at 1:30 a.m. today, 
following a short illness.  Mrs. Ballard was 72 years of age.

   Surviving Mrs. Ballard are two daughters, Miss Olivette Ballard of Norfolk, 
and Miss Nevira Ballard of Buckhorn; a son, Holland Ballard, of Buckhorn; a 
grand-daughter, Miss Peggy P. Ballard, of Buckhorn; and a half-brother Joe E. 
Holland of Holland.

   Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Holland Christian 
church.  The services will be conducted by the Rev. Dr. W.M. Jay and the Rev. 
Dr. N.G. Newman.  Burial will be in the Holland Cemetery.

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MRS. FANNIE BALLARD 

  Funeral services for Mrs. Fannie A. Ballard were held Tuesday afternoon at 
4 p.m. at the Holland Christian church, conducted by the Rev. Carl Keys, the 
Rev. Jay, Dr. N.G. Newman and the Rev. W.H. Corbitt. 

  Members of the Holland Christian church choir, accompanied by Mrs. Ernest 
Rawles, sang "Jesus Lover of My Soul," and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken."  A 
solo, "Beautiful Isle of Somewhere," was sung by W.W. Darden. 

  There were many beautiful floral tributes.  The casket was covered with a 
pall of Ascension lilies and Calla lilies. 

  Active pallbearers were W.B. McClenny, Lonnie Ballard, Beverly Ballard, W.M. 
Aston, Willard Daughtrey, S.S. Stallings, Alfred Bowen, and L.P. Brinkley. 
Honorary pallbearers were friends of the family. Burial was made in the 
Holland Cemetery.


Fannie Ann (HOLLAND; Mrs. Alonzo Wood) BALLARD, 
b. 4 Mar 1864, Nansemond Co., d. 16 Mar 1936, Suffolk, 
interred in Holland Cemetery*, 17 Mar 1936, 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 13, No. 304, Mon., Mar. 16, 1936, p. 6; 
donated obit, newspaper unknown, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #134573431, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Holland list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Budjr - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial Find a Grave Mem. #134573431. 

D.Cert. 6981 (Suffolk #93) 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald," Jan. 18, 1932, p. 1, & 
   donated) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b463a2ob.txt 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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