Southampton-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ballard, Raymond A., 1981 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ RAYMOND ALTON BALLARD Raymond Alton (Pete) Ballard, 71, died early Friday morning in Southampton Memorial Hospital. He is the husband of Mrs. Nellie Nurney Ballard and a native of Isle of Wight County. He was a member of Newsomes United Methodist Church and Newsomes Ruritan Club. He was a retired merchant and farmer. Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Raymond A. Ballard, Jr., of Franklin and two granddaughters, Alison Hughes and Ann Marie Ballard, both of Franklin. A graveside service will be held Saturday at 5 P.M. in Riverside Cemetery, Courtland by the Rev. Arthur Green. Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, in charge of arrangments. Raymond Alton "Pete" BALLARD, retired merchant and farmer, Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 1 May 1981, Franklin, age 71, interred in Riverside Cemetery (Section II, Plot 7*), Courtland, 2 May 1981, "The Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch," Sat., May 2, 1981, p. 40 *Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, Riverside list: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/riverside.txt His widow's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 31, 2000, p. B7) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b463n1ob.txt His parents are buried in Colosse Baptist Church Cemetery, Collosse. Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #44: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b463r1ob.txt