The Rev. J. Alvin Ballard
July 19, 1907 ~ November 21, 1999
The Reverend J. Alvin Ballard, 92, formerly of 63 Salem Road, Weaverville, died Sunday, November 21, 1999, at the Brian Center in Weaverville.
A native of Madison County and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. and Laura Buckner Ballard, two sisters, Mary Gudger and Lucy Cornwall, two brothers, Ernest and Albert Ballard,and by his two wives, Azalee “Polly” Pounders Ballard who died in 1964 and Julia Merrill Ballard who died in 1994.
Rev. Ballard pastored Baptist churches in the Buncombe and French Broad Associations and was also employed with Morris Austin and Citizens Hardware stores for 40 years. He was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by three daughters, Linda Shook and Maxine Garrison of Weaverville and Gerry
Broome of Asheville; a son, Jack Ballard of Concord; four sisters, Stella Harron of Canton, Della Bartett of Asheville, Marie Echols of
Hendersonville and Ellie Shuford of Charlotte; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Walter Ponder, Ebb Jenkins, and H.L. Wilson officiating. Burial will be at West Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at the funeral home.
A native of Madison County and resident of Buncombe County for most of his life, he was preceded in death by his parents, J.C. and Laura Buckner Ballard, two sisters, Mary Gudger and Lucy Cornwall, two brothers, Ernest and Albert Ballard,and by his two wives, Azalee “Polly” Pounders Ballard who died in 1964 and Julia Merrill Ballard who died in 1994.
Rev. Ballard pastored Baptist churches in the Buncombe and French Broad Associations and was also employed with Morris Austin and Citizens Hardware stores for 40 years. He was a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church.
He is survived by three daughters, Linda Shook and Maxine Garrison of Weaverville and Gerry
Broome of Asheville; a son, Jack Ballard of Concord; four sisters, Stella Harron of Canton, Della Bartett of Asheville, Marie Echols of
Hendersonville and Ellie Shuford of Charlotte; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Revs. Walter Ponder, Ebb Jenkins, and H.L. Wilson officiating. Burial will be at West Memorial Park.
His family will receive friends from 7 - 8:30 pm Monday at the funeral home.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Sorry we can not be there in person, but we are with you in spirit. We have many happy memories of being with Alvin and your family. Charles just visited with Alvin this past October.
James Alvin Ballard was a favorite uncle-in-law – we cared for each other very much. I visited with Uncle Alvin in mid Oct and we had a good talk. Good luck to Uncle Alvin. My regards to all his family.
Charlie Nichols.
My love and prayers are with you. Sorry I was unable to be there for you.
My love and prayers to the Alvin Ballard family. So sorry I could not be there.
Billie Rae Beard
Peace be with you in Paradise
Uncle Alvin