Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Allie M. BALLARD

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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Mrs. Allie M. Ballad, 73, former Evansville resident, died last Thursday
night at her home in Long Beach, Calif., following a stroke of paralysis
suffered Sunday night. Funeral services were held in Long Beach Saturday
after which the body was cremated. The ashes will be brought to Evansville
for burial at a later date.

Mrs. Ballard, formerly Miss Allie M. Eldredge, was born Sept. 21, 1864 on a
farm near Evansville where she grew to young womanhood. She was married
here to Ernest J. Ballard, prominent Evansville jeweler, 49 years ago. Mr.
Ballard died 19 years ago after which Mrs. Ballard resided for some time
here with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fellows.

She left Evansville to make her permanent home in California eight years
ago. While in Evansville, Mrs. Ballard was a member of the local chapter of
the Eastern Star and the Baptist church.

Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Eileen Beath, Shanghai, China, who with her
husband and their two sons are in the United States on a furlough and have
been in California visiting Mrs. Ballard; two sons, E. Byrl Ballard,
prominent organist of Hollywood, Calif., and Lawrence Ballard, Los Angeles,
Calif.; and two grandsons.

April 14, 1928, Evansville Review, p. 1, Evansville, Wisconsin