Obed Lindsey Ballard

Mr. Obed Lindsey Ballard, 77, retired from Union Carbide Corporation and a resident of Sunset Lane, died Thursday, June 16, 2005 at NHC Hillview. Graveside services will be conducted Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Polk Memorial Gardens with Randy Sprouse officiating. Military honors will be provided by Herbert Griffin American Legion Post #19. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. A native of Randolph, Tennessee, he was the son of the late Edward H. Ballard and Myrtle Smith Ballard and served in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Sarah Frances Howell Ballard of Columbia; two daughters, Myrtle Holtman and Angie Ballard, both of Columbia; three granddaughters, Angie Watson, Avalyn Bauer and Sara Fugate; four great-grandchildren, Tyler Watson, Caroline Watson, Neyland Watson and Sebastian Fugate; a sister, Mary Frances Leonhart of Illinois; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Mildred Sutherland and his step-mother, Lois Ballard. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.