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In Loving Memory of
Kathleen Ratcliffe Ballard BALLARD, KATHLEEN RATCLIFFE, 87 of Pearisburg, VA passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at Carillon Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg. Mrs. Ballard was born on May 12, 1921 in Pearisburg and was a daughter of the late Joe Gordon Ratcliffe and Sadie Gautier Ratcliffe. Besides her parents she was preceded in death by two sisters, Margie Ratcliffe and Frances Morris. She leaves to cherish such great memories of her loving and dedicated husband of 68 years, William Ballard, two daughters, Sandy Peters of Lynchburg and Mary Ann Graham and husband Richard of Blacksburg, three grandchildren, Jeff and wife Lynette Peters of Lynchburg, Bryan Peters of Lynchburg, Holly Peters of Lynchburg, one step grandson, Scott Graham of Charlotte, NC, five great grandchildren, Chloe, Carsen, Carter, Emma-Lee and Hannah Peters, nieces, Linda Schmitt of Hurtle Mills, NC, Linda Candelieri of Pearisburg, Barbara Stafford of Pearisburg, Rhonda Reynolds of Christiansburg, and special friend, Patti Ragsdale of Pearisburg. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 3:00pm at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with Rev Brad Scott and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating with burial following in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home Wednesday evening from 6 – 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials can be made to the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg. Online condolences can be made to the family at givensfuneralhome.com.
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