- Date Of Birth: August 18, 1935
- Date Of Death: May 5, 2008
- State: Illinois
Richard F. Ballard, 72, of 279 Custer Ave., Galesburg, died at 3:50 p.m. on Monday, May 5, 2008, at Proctor Hospital, Peoria, Illinois. Richard was born on August 18, 1935, in Freeport, the son of Lee and Arley Lestikow Ballard.
He married Carole Carmody on July 7, 1964, in Galesburg, she survives.
Surviving are a daughter, Connie Shamley of Joliet; 2 brothers, Orlen and Bob Ballard; a sister, Dorothy Ohie of California; a grandson Randy Varnold; and a granddaughter, Brooke Varnold.
Richard first worked as an extruder at Gale Products and then worked in the packaging department at United Facilities. He served in the US Army.
