IN MEMORIAM

Hugh Roy Ballantine

November 7, 1928 - January 6, 2001

Obituary:

NEW CONCORD - Hugh Roy Ballantine, 72, of 5645 Lower Bloomfield Road, New Concord, died at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2001 at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, following a lengthy illness.

Born Nov. 7, 1928 in New Concord, he was a retired over the road driver for R o a d w a y Express, where he was employed for 35 years. He was a 50 year member of the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church and a U.S. Army veteran.

Surviving are his wife of 50 years, Wanda Snoots Ballantine, whom he married July 15, 1950; two daughters and sons-in-law, Sandy and Bob Babcock and Connie and John Thomas of New Concord; one son and daughter in-law, Larry and Susan Ballantine of New Concord; two brothers, John (Bertha) Ballantine of Zanesville, Jim (Kay) Ballantine of Glenford; six grandsons and one granddaughter, Jason Babcock and wife, Tisha, Betsy (Babcock) White and husband, Matthew, Joe Babcock, Kyle Ballantine, Christopher Ballantine, Jerrod Thomas and Joshua Thomas.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph L. and Carrie B. Mehaffey Ballantine.

Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8., 2001 at the Mock Miller Funeral Home, 63 W. Main St., New Concord. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2001 at the Bloomfield Presbyterian Church with Rev. Martin Radcliff officiating. Burial will be in the Bloomfield Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Ballantine Scholarship Fund at Bloomfield Presbyterian Church or the American Heart Association.

 


Roy and his wife Wannie and the special truck awarded to him for three million accident-free miles!

When I'm Gone
by Mrs. Lyman Hancock

When I come to the end of my journey
And I travel my last weary mile,
Just forget if you can that I ever frowned
And remember only the smile.
Forget unkind words I have spoken;
Remember some good I have done.
Forget that I ever had heartache
And remember I've had loads of fun.
Forget that I've stumbled and blundered
And sometimes fell by the way.
Remember I have fought some hard battles
And won, ere the close of the day.
Then forget to grieve for my going,
I would not have you sad for a day.
But in summer just gather some flowers
And remember the place where I lie,
And come in the shade of the evening
When the sun paints the sky in the west
Stand for a few moments beside me
And remember only my best.

 

Psalm 121

A Song of Ascents

1 I will lift up my eyes to the hills- from whence comes my help? 2 My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 3 He will not allow your foot to be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber. 4 Behold, He who keeps Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. 5 The LORD is your keeper: the LORD is your shade at your right hand. 6 The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. 7 The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; He shall preserve your soul. 8 The LORD shall preserve your going out and your coming in from this time forth, and even forevermore.

 

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