1920
Lt.
2013
Lt. Col. E. Ballard
September 29, 1920 — December 2, 2013
Lt. Col. Dewey E. Ballard, USAF, ret., age 93, Prairie Village, KS, passed away on December 2nd, 2013 from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 11th at D.W. Newcomer's Sons Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park at 1:00PM. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to The City Union Mission.
Col. Ballard was born on September 29, 1920 in Nashville, TN. A highly decorated WWII and Korean War pilot he served 20 years in the Air Force followed by a distinguished career of 17 years with the Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City.
An avid aviation enthusiast and longtime member of the Experimental Aviation Association, he turned his hobby of building remote control airplanes into building his own Starduster I biplane that he flew until he was 81 years old. He was highly sought after by other aircraft owners for his meticulous attention to detail in aircraft repair and even building planes for other stunt pilots.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survivors include his wife of 62 years Mary Frances Ballard, daughters Mary Lynn (David) Carrillo, Kari (Mark) Ziblut, sons Eugene and Charlie VanEtten, grandsons Evan and Chris VanEtten, granddaughters Melanie Yager, Alisa Moore, Ashley Ziblut and Yvonne Ziblut and two great grandchildren.
Col. Ballard was born on September 29, 1920 in Nashville, TN. A highly decorated WWII and Korean War pilot he served 20 years in the Air Force followed by a distinguished career of 17 years with the Federal Aviation Administration in Kansas City.
An avid aviation enthusiast and longtime member of the Experimental Aviation Association, he turned his hobby of building remote control airplanes into building his own Starduster I biplane that he flew until he was 81 years old. He was highly sought after by other aircraft owners for his meticulous attention to detail in aircraft repair and even building planes for other stunt pilots.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister. Survivors include his wife of 62 years Mary Frances Ballard, daughters Mary Lynn (David) Carrillo, Kari (Mark) Ziblut, sons Eugene and Charlie VanEtten, grandsons Evan and Chris VanEtten, granddaughters Melanie Yager, Alisa Moore, Ashley Ziblut and Yvonne Ziblut and two great grandchildren.
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