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Mr. John Gregory Ballard Sr.

September 11, 1936 — August 1, 2018

John Gregory Ballard, Sr, 81, passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at his home. Visitation will be 6-8pm Friday, August 3, 2018 at Chancellor Funeral Home in Byram. Services will be 2pm Saturday, August 4 in the funeral home chapel with a one hour visitation prior to service time. Interment will follow at Clinton Cemetery. Mr. Ballard was a graduate of Millsaps College, afterward serving in the U.S. Army and retired as the Vice President of Steel Service Corp. He had lived in the Terry area over 50 years and was a member of Trinity Weslyan Church. He was a very intelligent man who loved to read and had a wonderful work ethic. Mr. Ballard loved his family and especially family game night and enjoyed hunting, fishing, his pets and was a lifelong Mississippi State fan. He is preceded in death by his parents Thomas Linton Ballard and Leslie Charlene Gregory and brother Thomas Ballard. Survivors include his wife, Patsy Ballard; son Greg Ballard (Elizabeth) of Terry; daughter, Penny Stringer (Mike) of Terry; sister, Barbara Jean Gordon (Dada) of Cruger, MS; grandchildren, Hunter, Ashley, Brooke, Cassi and Jake and many nieces & nephews.
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7225 S Siwell Rd, Jackson, MS 39272

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Chancellor Funeral Home Byram Location

7225 S Siwell Rd, Jackson, MS 39272

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Chancellor Funeral Home Byram Location

7225 S Siwell Rd, Jackson, MS 39272

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