Reid-Langford Ballenger-Obituary

Dr. Reid Peter Langford Ballenger

Memphis, Tennessee

Nov 13, 1931 – Nov 24, 2023 (Age 92)

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BORN
November 13, 1931
DIED
November 24, 2023
AGE
92
LOCATION
Memphis, Tennessee

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Dr. Reid "Peter" Langford Ballenger died at home on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2023, at the age of 92. He was a beloved husband, father, friend, and physician. Peter was born at Methodist Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on November 13, 1931, to Roy Langford Ballenger and Xalissa...

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It is mentioned that Peter Ballenger often flew pastors and missionaries various places in his air plane. I was one of the missionaries he flew several times. I am President of Fundamental Baptist World-Wide Mission with headquarters in Memphis,Tennessee. We operated a language - training institute in Aguascalientes, Mexico, called LATIN AMERICAN MISSIONARY TRAINING INSTITUTE (LAMTI). Peter few me and other staff members several times in the 1980s helping us set up that ministry. The...

Dear Barbara and family, we are so sorry for your loss of your dear husband, father, and uncle. May you be filled with peace and comfort as you remember Peter. With our deepest sympathies, the alumni office at The Stony Brook School

I worked as a lab courier for Methodist Central in the mid 1970s. I picked up lab specimens from Dr. Ballenger's office each weekday. He was always very kind to me and seemed like such a fine person. His obituary bears that out. RIP.

He was a great friend, mentor, physician and family man. He never stopped giving of himself.

A generous colleague and mentor who gave many years of service to Church Health and his patients. He will be missed.