Malinda Ballard Craig

November 29, 1913 ~ October 26, 2013
Resided in:
Fairview, NC
Malinda Ballard Craig, 99, died Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Fleshers of Fairview.
A native and lifelong resident of Buncombe County, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Dovie Jenkins Ballard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Walter Craig, who died in 1988; two sons, Howard and Clarence Craig; three brothers, Robert, Jack and John Ballard; two sisters, Maggie Warren and Edna Pressley as well as two grandchildren, Kenneth Lewis and Joan Craig.
She is survived by three daughters, Mildred C. Owen and her husband, Alfred, of Fletcher, Catherine C. Lance and her husband, Herman, of Asheville and Lou Ellen Lewis of Fletcher; one son, Lewis Craig of Fairview; sixteen grandchildren as well as several great-grandchildren, great great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Cane Creek Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 PM on Tuesday, October 29, 2013 at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.
Rest in Peace Mamaw
My condolence to all the family of my aunt.
I will miss her along with you all.I look back thru the years and the memories of her will be with me
always.I knew that Nov the 29th she
would be 100 years old.Sorry I won’t
be able to attend the funeral but my heart will be there with you all.
Love Irene