Leonard "Len" Donald Ballard's Obituary
Leonard “Len” Donald Ballard, 81, passed from this life in Tulsa, Oklahoma on February 3, 2014. Len was born to George Elmer and Leora (Linderman) Ballard on June 27, 1932 in Augusta, Arkansas. He was an Retired Electrical Engineer for Swanson Broadcasting and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He met and married Iva N. Pickard on January 25, 2003 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 brothers and 5 sisters. He is survived by his loving wife, Iva of the home; children, Sharon Ballard Adams and husband, Kavin, Gail Cassidy and husband, Steve, and Doug Ballard; 7 grandchildren, David Adams, Kavin Adams, Jr., Michiale Ballard, twins, Christopher and Timothy Cassidy, Adam Cassidy and Melissa Ballard; 6 great grandchildren, Kavin Adams III, Abigail Linn Ballard, Sean Cassidy, Collin Cassidy, Karoline Cassidy, and Cyrus Schott; 3 sisters, Katherine Davis, Maggie Lemay, and Lois Crane. Visitation will be Thursday, February 6, 2014 from 4:00-8:00 PM at Floral Haven Funeral Home with Funeral Services 1:00 PM Friday, February 7, 2014 at Carbondale Assembly of God with burial at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens.
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