Jack was preceded in death by both parents.
He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Betty Ballard; children, Quentin Ballard and wife Ellen, Craig Ballard and wife Karen and Susan Elder and husband Stephen; grandchildren, Rachel, Joseph, Samuel, Hannah, Erin, Blake and Rebecca; great-grandchild, Alyssa; and sister, Anna Merle Colley, of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Visitation will begin on Friday, July 5, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77079. A Funeral Service will be conducted on Saturday, July 6, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Memorial Hermann Hospice 920 Frostwood, Suite 7400 Houston, Texas 77024 in memory of Jack Ballard.