Ms. MARION “DANA” BALLARD, age 68, of Helena, GA, died Monday, November 14, 2022, at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA.
Ms. MARION “DANA” BALLARD, age 68, of Helena, GA, died Monday, November 14, 2022, at Regency Hospital in Macon, GA.
A private family memorial service will be held in GA at a later date.
Dana was born in Norfolk, VA, of the Methodist faith, a high school graduate from
Virginia Beach who later attended the University of Virginia. She worked for many years with
her father and brother at Ballard Insurance Agency in Norfolk, VA as an insurance agent. She
loved animals, had a passion for art, was an outstanding artist in her own right, and enjoyed
living in Georgia. Dana was the daughter of the late Nell Ferguson Ballard and William M.
Ballard and was preceded in death by her companion of many years, Pat Wilson.
She is survived by her sister – Lynne Ballard and her husband Kurt Hitke of
Rockingham, VA; brother – Bill Ballard of Virginia Beach, VA; sister-in-law – Kass Taylor of
Eastman; brother-in-law – John Wilson of Eastman; first cousins – Melody Hartranft and
Orene Blum and husband Paul; cousin Bobby Edwards; several extended family members and
numerous friends.
Locally owned and operated, Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home, has been "A Tradition of Trust" to Eastman, Dodge County and Middle Georgia for over 65 years.