Grace Rebecca Ballard

Lock Haven, PA: Grace R. Ballard, 88, of Lock Haven, formerly of Gillett, PA, died Sunday, January 23, 2011 at the Muncy Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit.

She was born November 14, 1922 in Reading Center, NY, the daughter of the late Clarence John and Irene Carrie Wallenbeck Bell.

On May 19, 1951 in Elmira, NY she married Edward P. Ballard who died September 1, 2008.

She was a 1940 graduate of Watkins Glens High School. She retired from the Troy Area School District as the Cafeteria Manager for the Gillett Elementary School. She had previously worked for the Seneca Lodge, Watkins Glen, the Eclipse Factory in Elmira, NY, and the Orange Blosson Cafe in Clearwater, FL. She was a member of the Gillett Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Bereans, Rebecca Lodge, and was a Republican Committee Woman.

She is survived by 2 daughters, Marjorie Burkert (Thomas), of Howell, MI, and Christine Ballard, of Lock Haven, 7 grandchildren, Rachel Wacek (Bill), Ryan Burkert (Maija), Justin Burkert (Jodie), Erin Burkert (Jay McCubbins), Tim Lewis (Lisa), Patrick Lewis, and Chris Lewis, and 9 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Lynn R. Lewis.

Memorial services will be Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. at the Gillett Baptist Church with the Rev. Allen Goss officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Troy. Memorials may be made to the Susquehanna Health Home Health & Hospice, or the Muncy Valley Hospital Skilled Nursing Unit Facility. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Donald G. Walker Funeral Home, Inc., 231 High Street, Flemington, PA, 17745.