Obituary: George F. ‘Fred’ Ballard, 78, Louisville

GEORGE F. “FRED” BALLARD

George F. “Fred” Ballard, 78, of Louisville, died at his home on Saturday, March 23, 2019. He was a Marion County native, and was born Jan. 2, 1941, in Calvary. He was a graduate of St. Charles High School Class of 1959. He was a University of Louisville graduate; a U.S. Army veteran and retired accounting manager at General Electric. He was an avid golfer and member of the Old Timers group at Cedar-Fil Golf Course in Bardstown. He was a member of St. Bernard Catholic Church. He will be forever remembered my many as the “Tomato Man”.

We would like to express our gratitude to his entire Hosparus of Louisville Team with special thanks to Nicolette & Tiffany.

He was preceded in death by his parents, J.V. and Mary Belle Spalding Ballard; two sisters, Betty Mudd and Sally Thomas.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Joan Mattingly Ballard; two daughters, Karen Hubert (Gary) of Louisville and Julie Riley (Brian) of Mount Washington; three sisters, Charlotte DesRoches of Hudson, N.H. Agnes Alcorn (Jim) of Florence, and Brenda Davenport of Atlanta, Ga.; two brothers, Bob Ballard of Louisville and Phil Ballard (Carol) of Prattville, Ala.; five grandchildren, Kaitlyn Hubert, Kara Zirnheld (Travis), Stephen Hubert, Brendan Riley and Sydney Riley; and two great-grandchildren, Norah Martin and Kellen Martin.

The Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at St. Bernard Catholic Church, 7500 Tangelo Drive, Louisville, with the Rev. Bob Stuempel officiating. Burial is 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at Holy Name of Mary Cemetery in Calvary, where military rites will be conducted by the Marion County Veterans Honor Guard.

Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Ratterman and Sons Funeral Home, 3800 Bardstown Road, Louisville.

Expressions of sympathy may be made to Hosparus Health of Louisville or to Mass of the Air.

The Mattingly Funeral Home in Loretto is in charge of arrangements.

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