By
Melton Ray Ballard
Born: March 27th, 1927
Died: December 25th, 2006
Obituary
Funeral services for Melton Ray Ballard, 79, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Kornerstone Funeral Directors Chapel with the Rev. D.E. Buchanan, retired minister, officiating. Burial will be in Parklawn Memorial Gardens by Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Ballard died Monday, Dec. 25, 2006, at his residence. He was born March 27, 1927, in Ardmore, Okla., to Samuel Lee and Stella Luttrel Ballard. He married Elsie Lucille Adams on Feb. 22, 1945, in Hollis, Okla. He was employed by Gifford Hill Machinery for five years and was owner/operator of Ballard & Sons Garage for more than 30 years. He was a member and served as deacon of Southside Assembly of God Church for several years. Survivors include his wife; two sons, Frank Ballard and Fred Ballard, both of Houston; three daughters, Linda Gould, Rida Cate and Sandy Eden, all of Plainview; one brother, Willie Ballard of Plainview; one sister, Claire Jane Gehardt of Honey Grove; 15 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. The family suggests memorials to Southside Assembly of God Church, P.O. Box 1358, Plainview, TX 79072.