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George Ballance Obituary

George L. Ballance Sr. CHESAPEAKE - George L. Ballance Sr., 85, of the 400 block of Beauregard Drive, passed away Feb. 22, 2009, in a local hospital. Born in Lowland, N.C., to the late Vergie and William Ballance, George was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient. He was a retired bridge tender in Great Bridge and an auto mechanic. George's favorite hobbies were feeding his deer and spending time with his many friends. George was predeceased by his wife, Lois Ballance and is survived by two daughters, Arlene Schlobohm and husband Ross of Chesapeake and Laurie Steele and husband Frank of Cincinnati; a son, George L. Ballance Jr. and wife Rindy of Moyock, N.C.; three sisters, Edith Kirk of Georgia, Dapthney Walker of North Carolina, and Mildred Fulford of North Carolina; and granddaddy to five grandchildren, Brooke Schlobohm Early of Chesapeake, Christine Ballance of North Carolina, Heather Schlobohm Gilliland of South Carolina, Courtney Matey of Ohio and Kyle Ballance of North Carolina. A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in Hollomon- Brown Funeral Home, Great Bridge Chapel, with Pastor Laurie Steele officiating. Burial will follow in Chesapeake Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends today from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Condolences may be offered to the family at www.hollomon-brown.com.

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Published by The Virginian-Pilot from Feb. 24 to Feb. 25, 2009.

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Kiersten Carlton

February 24, 2009

I am greatly sadden to hear of the lost of George Ballance. George was a very special person and friend to a girl that was a neighborhood kid in Bridgefield. Mr. Ballance wsa an amazing man to grow up with and to have as a friend, his lost to the neighbors that knew him well will be greatly missed throughout the neighborhood. May the love, grace, comfort, and the power of pray give the family the love, support, and strength along with the guidance to get through these hard times of sorrow, but do know this that Mr. Ballance has found the peace and comfort that we will all have one day in our life. God bless the whole entire Ballance family with the love and pray of a special friend.
Love, Kiersten Carlton

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