Charles Dale Ballard

Charles Dale Ballard
Charles Dale Ballard

Charles Dale Ballard was born July 7, 1938 in Tulia, Swisher County, Texas, died in Amarillo the son of Woodrow Wilson Ballard, and Vivian Oletha Welker Ballard, survived by sisters Betsy Neely, Sue Barrow, brother Ted Ballard, daughter Paige Ann Ballard (nee Beau Ballard), son Ryan Ballard, grandson Christian Ballard, Dr. Nona Fulton Life Partner, and Nona’s children and grandchildren.

He grew up in Raton, NM in the foothills of the Sangre de Christo range of the Rockies moved to Amarillo in his senior year, graduated from Amarillo High School in 1956, attended Amarillo College, and West Texas State University before joining the Navy. He was on minesweepers for 20 years where he qualified as Officer of the Deck (Fleet underway, and Operations officer), was the ‘learning supervisor of the year’ in San Diego Naval Base was a Viet Nam veteran for 7+ years, cleared mines in the Arab-Israeli 6 day war and visited 44 countries. He retired from the Navy as an E-6 sonar tech. He moved to Claude, TX where he bought a small farm, worked as manager of Producers Utilities Gas Company, and retired from Texas Department of Transportation in Claude, married Beverly Ballard and had two children. He lived in Brady, TX, Boerne, TX, and Richardson, TX.

In the year 2000 moved to Amarillo where he met Dr. Nona Fulton, his soul mate. He was an elder in the St. Luke Presbyterian Church, was coordinator of Helping Hands and was involved in church missions. He was a volunteer for 16 years for Meals on Wheels, and was a tutor/mentor for 9 years at Mesa Verde Elementary School H.O.S.T. and America’s Promise programs.

Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 11, 2021, at St. Luke Presbyterian Church.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Meals on Wheels of Amarillo, TX, High Plains Food Bank of Amarillo, and St. Luke Presbyterian Church general fund.

7 Replies to “Charles Dale Ballard”

  1. I stood many watches with CD while I was on the USS Impervious MSO449. A fantastic human being. He new his “stuff”. better than many of the officers onboard, no joke! I learned a lot from this man.

  2. A wonderful man that we shared so many memories with…..not only
    of Raton, Estelline, Newlin, but here as well. He was a Godly person
    and gave so much of himself to helping others. He was responsible
    for getting Crews involved with Meals on Wheels. He “left his mark”
    and will definitely be missed.

  3. Dale was a good man with a gentle, loving heart. He had a depth of intelligence, integrity, character, interest, curiosity, patriotism, and compassion. One time he hand wrote us an eight-page letter, which revealed his natural gift as a mentor. He exemplified kindness and was a soft-spoken disciple of Christ. We are so grateful for the influence and impact Dale has made in our lives.

  4. Nona
    My prayers & love for you. I so appreciated getting to know you & my lovely conversation with Dale at Northwest.
    Blessings and peace as you & your’s remember his love & grieve his loss.

  5. I always appreciated what he and his wife did for my bother Allen when he attended St Luke Presbyterian Church. I also enjoyed visiting him.

  6. Dale was one of the first people that I got to know at St. Luke. It was an honor to have Dale as a friend. I will miss his wit, his wisdom, and his giving spirit. May God bless Nona and their families with peace, comfort, and strength.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *