Ballard, Kathleen Ratcliffe

Kathleen Ratcliffe Ballard, 87, of Pearisburg, Va., passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2009, at Carilion 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, and Holly Peters, of Lynchburg; one step grandson, Scott Graham, of Charlotte, N.C.; five great grandchildren, Chloe, Carsen, Carter, Emma-Lee and Hannah Peters; nieces, Linda Schmitt, of Hurtle Mills, N.C., Linda Candelieri, of Pearisburg, Barbara Stafford, of Pearisburg, and Rhonda Reynolds, of Christiansburg; and special friend, Patti Ragsdale, of Pearisburg.

Funeral services will be conducted 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church in Pearisburg with the Rev. Brad Scott and Dr. Fred L. Austin officiating. Burial will follow in the Birchlawn Burial Park in Pearisburg. The family will receive friends at Givens Funeral Home on Wednesday evening, April 22, 2009, from 6 to 8 p.m.

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.