Melba Grant Ballard Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Melba Grant Ballard of Alexander City, Alabama, born in Selma, Alabama, who passed away on September 4, 2020 at the age of 78. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Melba Grant Ballard to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her mother Nettie Smith Grant; her husband Charles Alfred Ballard; and her sisters, Carol Greathouse (Dennis), Bobbye Waldrop and Bettie Davis.
She is survived by: her children, Karen Ballard Channell (Tony), Mark Ballard, Wesley Ballard (Lisa) and John Ballard (Julie); and her grandchildren, Candace C. Daniel (Brad), Grant Anthony Channell (Nicole), Leah C. Whitaker (Caleb), Adam H. Ballard (Liz), Cole A. Ballard, Brittany B. Powell (Reese), Lauren B. Queen (Will), Brooke Nicole Ballard, David S. Ballard, Ruth Anne Ballard and Lydia Kate Ballard. She is also survived by fourteen great grandchildren.
Memorials in her honor may also be sent to Russell Medical Foundation (Cancer Center) and/or Sunny Level United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund.
