Mrs. Jeannette Edwards Ballard

January 13, 1942 - May 3, 2016

Mrs. Jeannette Edwards Ballard, age 74 of Rockmart, Georgia passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Mrs. Ballard was born January 13, 1942 in Rockmart, daughter of the late J. C. Edwards and the late Cora Brannon Edwards. She was a graduate of the Rockmart High School Class of 1960. Mrs. Ballard was a member of the Second Baptist Church of Rockmart and had previously worked at Town & Country and Special T’s Beauty Salons. She loved to travel but her greatest love was her family and her kittens. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a sister, Katherine Edwards Camp. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Ballard of Rockmart to whom she was married August 23, 1963; two sons, Michael Ballard and Gregory Wade Ballard both of Rockmart; one granddaughter, Jeannette Elaine Ballard also survives. Funeral services for Mrs. Ballard will be held on Thursday, May 5th at 2:00 p.m. at the Second Baptist Church with Rev. David Warriner officiating. Interment services will follow in the family lot of Rose Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Ballard will lie in state at the church on Thursday prior to the service from 12 noon until 1:30 p.m. The following gentlemen will serve as pallbearers: Jeremiah Deere, Jerry McDurmon, Kenny Dodd, John Purser, Brian Purser and Steve Turner. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday evening, May 4th between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. Freeman Harris Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral services for Mrs. Jeannette Edwards Ballard.