Betty Bernice Ballard, 80, died Monday, December 30, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. She was born November 30, 1939, in Egypt, MS to Deward H. Ballard and Fannie Lou West Ballard. She grew up in Aberdeen, then moved to Detroit, Michigan where she worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. She later returned to Aberdeen and was a member of the Aberdeen First Baptist Church.
Survivors include one brother Jim Ballard of Aberdeen, MS; two nieces Lynda Woodard (Liddon) of Tallahassee, FL. and Sandra Helin (Wallace) of Austin, TX; and one nephew Rick Ballard (Barbara) of Troutville, Virginia. She was preceded in death by her parents, her sister Pauline Ballard Frederick and one brother Deward H. Ballard, Jr.
Tisdale-Lann Memorial Funeral Home of Aberdeen is in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation will be Friday, January 3, 2020, from 10:00 A.M. until service time.