Betty Ballard

Betty Sue Ballard, age 79, of 138 Midway Trail, Forest City, NC, died Saturday, November 28, 2009 at Hospice House.
A native of Rutherford County, she was a daughter to the late Morgan Hickson Womack and Elsie Rena Henson Womack. She worked at Stonecutter Mill until her retirement and was a longtime member of Crestview Baptist Church. She enjoyed going to church and attending Gospel singings.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, James Womack and one sister, Mary Frances Womack Elliott.
Survivors include her husband of 63 years, Earl Henry Ballard; two daughters, Dianne Ballard Rhodes and her husband, Arthur, of Sandy Mush and Shirley Ann Ballard Silver and her husband, Danny, of Mooresboro; one brother, Virgil Lee Womack of Fairhaven Nursing Home; two grandchildren, Rebecca Rhodes Millette and her husband, Brian, of Sandy Mush and Lawrence Rhodes also of Sandy Mush; one great grandchild, Jamie Davis; two sister in-laws, Inez Womack of Sandy Mush and Virginia Womack of Cliffside.