Lois Hancey Ballard

Lois Hancey Ballard passed away Thursday, September 10, 2009 at the Logan Regional Hospital following a short illness. She was born September 30, 1926 in Hyde Park, Utah to Leander and Florence Reeder Hancey. Lois was blessed to grow up in Hyde Park with a large, loving family of wonderful parents, and four sisters and five brothers who were not only family but great friends. She attended school in Hyde Park and Richmond, graduating from North Cache High School in 1944. She married M. Landell Ballard on January 27, 1945 in Benton, Arkansas where he was stationed in the Army. In 1951 they were sealed in the Logan Utah Temple. They made their home in Benson on the family farm for over fifty years where they raised their 4 children, Lanny Colleen, Tony, Ann Lex Low, and Cathy George Fox. Lois was an outgoing person who loved people and had many, many friends. She liked visiting with people, playing, and enjoying life. She was caring, generous, and compassionate and had a fun sense of humor. She was a life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She loved serving in the church and faithfully fulfilled many callings. Whether it was teacher, counselor, auxiliary president, librarian, or visiting teacher she served willingly and lovingly. Her interests included sewing, quilting, crossword puzzles, reading, attending plays and performances, Aggie basketball, riding motorcycles, and eating chocolates. Her guilty pleasures were trips to Wendover, soda pop for breakfast and sleeping in. Lois was blessed to be able to be a stay at home wife and mother while her four children were young. When they got older her job history included newborn nursery aide at Logan LDS hospital, store clerk, and for many years secretary to the librarian at USU. She and Landell enjoyed horse riding and snowmobiling. After their children were grown they spent untold hours traveling the country on their Harley Davidson motorcycles. Lois moved to Logan in 1995 where she met many more new friends and came to love her new neighbors and her ward family. Lois was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Robert, Roland, and Owen Hancey; sisters, Dawn Hancey, Marjorie Morgan, Anna Ormond, and Ellen Ray McKenny; and sister-in-law, Daphna Hancey She is survived by her ex-husband, Landell; her four children; grandchildren, Bart Ballard, Greg Fox, Jared Fox, Stephanie Liechty, Marianne Farnsworth, Kevin Low, Travis Low and Tyler Low; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Maurice and Chad Zona Hancey; sister, LaFaye Wayne Bankhead; sisters-in law, Rosalie Hancey, Pat Hancey, and Jackie Hancey; and brothers-in-law, Jim Morgan and NaRay Ormond. The family wishes to express deep appreciation to Dr. Russell Hirst and the staff at Logan Regional ICU for their tender care and kindness. A viewing will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009, at the Nelson Funeral Home 162 East 400 North in Logan, and from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Logan 4th Ward Chapel located at 294 N. 100 East in Logan. The funeral will begin at 11:00 at the church under the direction of Bishop David Simmons. Burial will follow at the Logan City Cemetery.