Extracted from The Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA)
Saturday, December 30, 1978

BALLARD

Mrs. Elener Beavers Ballard of Avondale, Louisiana, on Thursday, December 28, 1978 at 4:51 a.m.; beloved wife of Paul Ballard; mother of Arthur (Bud) Ballard of Las Vegas, Nevada, Mary Coate, Janie Lepine, Dorothy Loupe of Slidell, Louisiana; daughter of Ida Johnson Beavers and the late Howard Beavers; sister of Billie Beavers of Las Vegas, Nevada, Mrs. Kathleen Blow, Mrs. Joyce Floyd, the late Wardell and Joseph Beavers; also survived by 14 grandchildren, age 59 years, a native of Winn Parish, Louisiana and a resident of Avondale for the past 25 years.

Relatives and friends of the family, also employees and patrons of Westside Bowl, Westwego Recreation Department, Cory Coffee Services, Majoria Drugs, and Boh Brothers and invited to attend the funeral services from the Mothe Funeral Home, Inc., 2100 Westbank Expressway, Harvey Louisiana on Sunday, December 31, 1978 at 9:00 a.m. Religious services will be held at the funeral home by Rev. Fred R. Jones.

Interment Loranger Community Cemetery, Loranger, Louisiana.

Parlors will be open Saturday, December 30, 1978 after 6 p.m.