Ms. Dorothy J. Ballard, 85, of Pine Bluff, passed July 12, 2016 in Pine Bluff. She was born October 29, 1930 in Little Rock, to the late Rueben Wilson Sr. and Bernice Wilson.
Dorothy was a member of Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Anthony Craig. She was the oldest living mother of the Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Diane Green of Pine Bluff; son, Willie York of Little Rock; siblings, Bernice Laney, Mary Ann McClendon, Bettye Williams, Ronald Wilson; five grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and host of other relatives and friends.
Her funeral service will be 11 a.m., Saturday, July 23 at Mt. Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will be in Forrest Lawn Cemetery by Christian Way. Visitation will be today at Christian Way Funeral Home 5-7 p.m.
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