1929
Joyce
2020
Joyce Smith Ballowe
February 12, 1929 — October 31, 2020
Joyce Smith Ballowe, 91, of Lynchburg, died Saturday, October 31, 2020. She was the wife of Sydney Rice Ballowe, Jr. for 32 years.
Born in Lynchburg on February 12, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Samuel T. Smith and the late Nellie W. Smith. Joyce was a graduate of E. C. Glass High School. She was a long-time employee of Lynchburg Public Schools and worked at Perrymont Elementary until her retirement. She was also a long-time member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her son David Michael Ballowe and his wife Susan, of Havelock, N.C. and her daughter Lisa Hutchens and her husband Terry, of Lynchburg; granddaughter, Mary-Catherine Steigerwald and her husband Craig, of Lynchburg; grandchildren, Madison Leigh Peak, Carter Cole Peak and their father Adam (Jessie) Peak, of Evington.
In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Laura H. Peak and her sister Marjorie C. Vaughan.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Fort Hill Burial Park with the Rev. Dr. Nancy Dawson officiating.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
Born in Lynchburg on February 12, 1929, she was a daughter of the late Samuel T. Smith and the late Nellie W. Smith. Joyce was a graduate of E. C. Glass High School. She was a long-time employee of Lynchburg Public Schools and worked at Perrymont Elementary until her retirement. She was also a long-time member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church.
She is survived by her son David Michael Ballowe and his wife Susan, of Havelock, N.C. and her daughter Lisa Hutchens and her husband Terry, of Lynchburg; granddaughter, Mary-Catherine Steigerwald and her husband Craig, of Lynchburg; grandchildren, Madison Leigh Peak, Carter Cole Peak and their father Adam (Jessie) Peak, of Evington.
In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by a granddaughter Laura H. Peak and her sister Marjorie C. Vaughan.
A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Fort Hill Burial Park with the Rev. Dr. Nancy Dawson officiating.
Tharp Funeral Home & Crematory, Lynchburg, is assisting the family.
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