Hominy
Ballard, Gerald Houston "Jess," 90, veteran, died Monday in Cleveland, Okla. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, McMains Cemetery, Nowata. Powell. Tulsa World
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Gerald Houston "Jess" Ballard, 90 years, long time resident of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Cleveland Area Hospital in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Jess was born in Ruby, Oklahoma on April 01, 1927 to Jack and Delva (McMains) Ballard.
He attended Nowata High School and entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1945. He served in 247th AAF Base Unit, Squad A during WWII, and was in the Pacific Theater of Operations as well as state side. He received the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. On May 5, 1945, he married Betty Louise Bitters. They moved to Hominy in 1956.
Jess owned and operated Ballard Bulldozer Service and was an Osage County Commissioner for twelve years He professed and ministered Jesus Christ and was a member of Antioch Christian Fellowship in Wynona, Oklahoma. Jess was an avid hunter and fisherman and taught three generations of Ballards how to hunt and fish. He loved to garden, was a proud supporter of the Hominy Bucks and in earlier years, really enjoyed reading military history. Jess was a member of Blackwell-Frazier American Legion Post #142 in Hominy and was a loving PaPaw to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jess is survived by four children Lora, Jerry, Jane and Lila and her husband, Wallly; eight grandchildren Lora, Amy and her companion Jon, Jennifer, Jerry and his wife, Courtney, Janna, Jessica and her husband Trevor, Jerad and his wife Kimanda, and Jonathan; eight great-grandchildren Blake and his wife, Shelby, Xavier, Zander, Landon, Caleb, Leighton, Tommy, and Matilyn; two sisters: Billie and Lynn; his brother Lyle and his wife Joan; his sister-in-law Mary and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Jess is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Betty; his son-in-law, Curtis Dobbins; and three brothers Benny, Tommy Jack and DeWitt Ballard.
The funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma with Pastor Wally Hamilton officiating. Graveside services followed at 2:00 PM at the McMains' Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma with Military Honors performed by the American Legion Honor Guard Memorial Team of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM at McMains Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma.
Ballard, Gerald Houston "Jess," 90, veteran, died Monday in Cleveland, Okla. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, McMains Cemetery, Nowata. Powell. Tulsa World
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Gerald Houston "Jess" Ballard, 90 years, long time resident of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Cleveland Area Hospital in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Jess was born in Ruby, Oklahoma on April 01, 1927 to Jack and Delva (McMains) Ballard.
He attended Nowata High School and entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1945. He served in 247th AAF Base Unit, Squad A during WWII, and was in the Pacific Theater of Operations as well as state side. He received the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. On May 5, 1945, he married Betty Louise Bitters. They moved to Hominy in 1956.
Jess owned and operated Ballard Bulldozer Service and was an Osage County Commissioner for twelve years He professed and ministered Jesus Christ and was a member of Antioch Christian Fellowship in Wynona, Oklahoma. Jess was an avid hunter and fisherman and taught three generations of Ballards how to hunt and fish. He loved to garden, was a proud supporter of the Hominy Bucks and in earlier years, really enjoyed reading military history. Jess was a member of Blackwell-Frazier American Legion Post #142 in Hominy and was a loving PaPaw to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jess is survived by four children Lora, Jerry, Jane and Lila and her husband, Wallly; eight grandchildren Lora, Amy and her companion Jon, Jennifer, Jerry and his wife, Courtney, Janna, Jessica and her husband Trevor, Jerad and his wife Kimanda, and Jonathan; eight great-grandchildren Blake and his wife, Shelby, Xavier, Zander, Landon, Caleb, Leighton, Tommy, and Matilyn; two sisters: Billie and Lynn; his brother Lyle and his wife Joan; his sister-in-law Mary and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Jess is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Betty; his son-in-law, Curtis Dobbins; and three brothers Benny, Tommy Jack and DeWitt Ballard.
The funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma with Pastor Wally Hamilton officiating. Graveside services followed at 2:00 PM at the McMains' Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma with Military Honors performed by the American Legion Honor Guard Memorial Team of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM at McMains Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma.
Hominy
Ballard, Gerald Houston "Jess," 90, veteran, died Monday in Cleveland, Okla. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, McMains Cemetery, Nowata. Powell. Tulsa World
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Gerald Houston "Jess" Ballard, 90 years, long time resident of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Cleveland Area Hospital in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Jess was born in Ruby, Oklahoma on April 01, 1927 to Jack and Delva (McMains) Ballard.
He attended Nowata High School and entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1945. He served in 247th AAF Base Unit, Squad A during WWII, and was in the Pacific Theater of Operations as well as state side. He received the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. On May 5, 1945, he married Betty Louise Bitters. They moved to Hominy in 1956.
Jess owned and operated Ballard Bulldozer Service and was an Osage County Commissioner for twelve years He professed and ministered Jesus Christ and was a member of Antioch Christian Fellowship in Wynona, Oklahoma. Jess was an avid hunter and fisherman and taught three generations of Ballards how to hunt and fish. He loved to garden, was a proud supporter of the Hominy Bucks and in earlier years, really enjoyed reading military history. Jess was a member of Blackwell-Frazier American Legion Post #142 in Hominy and was a loving PaPaw to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jess is survived by four children Lora, Jerry, Jane and Lila and her husband, Wallly; eight grandchildren Lora, Amy and her companion Jon, Jennifer, Jerry and his wife, Courtney, Janna, Jessica and her husband Trevor, Jerad and his wife Kimanda, and Jonathan; eight great-grandchildren Blake and his wife, Shelby, Xavier, Zander, Landon, Caleb, Leighton, Tommy, and Matilyn; two sisters: Billie and Lynn; his brother Lyle and his wife Joan; his sister-in-law Mary and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Jess is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Betty; his son-in-law, Curtis Dobbins; and three brothers Benny, Tommy Jack and DeWitt Ballard.
The funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma with Pastor Wally Hamilton officiating. Graveside services followed at 2:00 PM at the McMains' Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma with Military Honors performed by the American Legion Honor Guard Memorial Team of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM at McMains Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma.
Ballard, Gerald Houston "Jess," 90, veteran, died Monday in Cleveland, Okla. Service 10 a.m. Friday, First Assembly of God, and graveside service 2 p.m. Friday, McMains Cemetery, Nowata. Powell. Tulsa World
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Gerald Houston "Jess" Ballard, 90 years, long time resident of Hominy, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, July 31, 2017 at Cleveland Area Hospital in Cleveland, Oklahoma. Jess was born in Ruby, Oklahoma on April 01, 1927 to Jack and Delva (McMains) Ballard.
He attended Nowata High School and entered the United States Army Air Corps in 1945. He served in 247th AAF Base Unit, Squad A during WWII, and was in the Pacific Theater of Operations as well as state side. He received the WWII Victory Medal and the Army of Occupation Medal. On May 5, 1945, he married Betty Louise Bitters. They moved to Hominy in 1956.
Jess owned and operated Ballard Bulldozer Service and was an Osage County Commissioner for twelve years He professed and ministered Jesus Christ and was a member of Antioch Christian Fellowship in Wynona, Oklahoma. Jess was an avid hunter and fisherman and taught three generations of Ballards how to hunt and fish. He loved to garden, was a proud supporter of the Hominy Bucks and in earlier years, really enjoyed reading military history. Jess was a member of Blackwell-Frazier American Legion Post #142 in Hominy and was a loving PaPaw to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Jess is survived by four children Lora, Jerry, Jane and Lila and her husband, Wallly; eight grandchildren Lora, Amy and her companion Jon, Jennifer, Jerry and his wife, Courtney, Janna, Jessica and her husband Trevor, Jerad and his wife Kimanda, and Jonathan; eight great-grandchildren Blake and his wife, Shelby, Xavier, Zander, Landon, Caleb, Leighton, Tommy, and Matilyn; two sisters: Billie and Lynn; his brother Lyle and his wife Joan; his sister-in-law Mary and numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Jess is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Betty; his son-in-law, Curtis Dobbins; and three brothers Benny, Tommy Jack and DeWitt Ballard.
The funeral service was at 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma with Pastor Wally Hamilton officiating. Graveside services followed at 2:00 PM at the McMains' Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma with Military Honors performed by the American Legion Honor Guard Memorial Team of Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
The funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Friday, August 4, 2017, at the First Assembly of God Church in Hominy, Oklahoma. Graveside services will follow at 2:00 PM at McMains Cemetery in Nowata, Oklahoma.
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