Ballard, William

William H. Ballard LANDIS William "Bill" Houston Ballard, 69, passed away Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast. A memorial service is scheduled for 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends from 3:30 to 4:45 p.m. prior to the service at Lady's Funeral Home. Mr. Ballard was born March 1, 1945, in Richmond, Va. He was the son of the late William Houston Ballard and Rosalie Marie Neisz Ballard. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the military police. Mr. Ballard retired from Philip Morris where he served as a security manager and later worked as security supervisor at Concord Mills. He formerly worked as a police officer in Richmond, Va. Mr. Ballard was of the Lutheran faith. He always enjoyed a good game of golf. Bill liked spending time either at the beach or in the mountains. He was a huge Rusty Wallace fan. Mr. Ballard was a member of the Allen-Graham Masonic Lodge #695 A.F. and A.M. and the Kannapolis Moose Lodge #1722. Mr. Ballard is survived by his wife, Liane Margot Bauer Ballard; daughter, Sandra Marie Trujillo and husband, Diego, of Landis; two sons, Donald L. Ballard, of Landis and John J. Ballard, of Prince George, Va.; sister, Dale Lee Kastleberg, of Colorado; two brothers, Lester Phillip Ballard, of Richmond, Va. and James Stewart Ballard and wife, Karen, of Pass Christian, Miss.; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Remembrances may be sent to the family at www.ladysfuneralhome. com. Lady's Funeral Home & Crematory is assisting the family of Mr. Ballard.