Virginia M. Ballard

Vir­ginia M. Bal­lard, 72, of Delaware passed away sud­denly Fri­day (July 6, 2012) at Win­ter­song Nurs­ing Home.

Born on June 8, 1940, in Walk­er­town, W.Va., to the late Don­ald and Lou (Day) Franklin, she had been a life­long res­i­dent of the Delaware area. Prior to retire­ment she worked as a cook and aide with the for­mer Jane Case Hos­pi­tal, Grady Memo­r­ial Hos­pi­tal and most recently with Sarah Moore Home Health Care Cen­ter. She enjoyed the sur­round­ings of her coun­try home and read­ing romance nov­els. A fan of the Food­Net­work, she loved to cook and her fried chicken will long be remem­bered. She was a lov­ing wife and mother, who trea­sured spend­ing time with her grandchildren.

Vir­ginia is sur­vived by her hus­band of 51 years, John W. “Jack” Bal­lard; son, Gary (Tawnya) Bal­lard of Delaware; grand­chil­dren, Jef­fery Emmel, Blake Bal­lard and Olivia Bal­lard; and sis­ters, Polly Viars and Judy Charles.

She was pre­ceded in death by son, Michael W. Bal­lard in 2011; broth­ers, Sher­man Franklin and Don­ald “Pee­Wee” Franklin; and infant brother, Michael.

There are no ser­vices planned cur­rently; arrange­ments have been entrusted to the Sny­der Rod­man Funeral Cen­ter. Inurn­ment will fol­low at a later date in Oak Grove Cemetery.

Memo­r­ial con­tri­bu­tions can be made to a char­ity of the donor’s choice.

Con­do­lences may be expressed at snyderfuneralhomes.com.

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