Mary Florence (Himes) Ballard

Mary Florence Himes Ballard, 89 of Hartford, Kentucky, passed away on Friday, September 1, 2023 in Hartford. She was born on January 13, 1934 in Hartford to the late Ed Himes and Florence Croxton Himes. Mary worked thirteen and a half years at GE, and several years at Thomas Industries, where she was a union steward. She was a homemaker and one of the founding members of Second Baptist Church.

Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, Gene, Owen, George and Ray; her sisters, Ernestine Kirk, Lorene St Clair and Marie Ellis.

She is survived by her beloved husband, Imon Ballard; her daughters, Barbara Southard and Trisha Roach and her son, Mike Ballard; five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday, September 7, 2023 at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery in Hartford. Friends may visit with Mary’s family from 10 AM until the time of the service on Thursday at the funeral home.

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