Mrs. Sharon Ann (Blodgett) Ballard, age 69, of Vevay, Indiana, entered this life on July 14, 1946, in Burlington, Wisconsin, the daughter of the late, Wilson and Shirley (Quimby) Blodgett. She was raised in Burlington, Wisconsin where she was a 1964 graduate of the Burlington High School. Sharon was united in marriage on July 14, 1984, in Kansasville, Wisconsin, to the late, Paul J. Ballard. Sharon and Paul shared 30 years of marriage together until Paul passed away on September 2, 2014. She was a former machine operator for various places in Wisconsin for several years. Sharon and Paul resided in the Racine, Wisconsin community until moving to the Florence, Indiana community in 1999. After Paul passed away, Sharon moved to the Vevay community in October 2014. Sharon was an employee for the Swiss Villa Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Vevay, Indiana. She was a member of the Florence Relay for Life and attended the Florence Church of Christ in Florence, Indiana. Sharon enjoyed crocheting, but most of all working puzzle books. Sharon passed away at 4:36 pm, Saturday, August 22, 2015, at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

Sharon will be missed by her step-sons: Larry Ballard & his wife: Sherry of Huntington, WV, Melvin Ballard & his wife: Jennifer of Moores Hill, IN & John Ballard of Racine, WI; her grandchildren: Crystal Pelfrey, Kara Hansell, Anna Ballard, Miranda Ballard & Kevin Ballard; her great-grandchildren: Cory Hansell, Karleigh Hansell, Ryan Ballard & Cannan Hansell; her brother: Robert Blodgett & his wife: Sandy of Burlington, WI; her sisters: Karen Larson of Burlington, WI & Delores Cole & her husband: Charles of Racine, WI.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Wilson & Shirley (Quimby) Blodgett; her husband of 30 years: Paul J. Ballard, died September 2, 2014; her son: Jeffrey Duvall, died July 6, 2012; her daughter: Marjorie Duvall, died July 10, 1969; her great-grandson: Cole Hansell, died August 23, 2010 & her brother: Gerald Blodgett.

Funeral services will be conducted Monday, August 31, 2015, at 11:00 am, by Bro. Roy Duckworth, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home, 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Interment will follow in the Florence Cemetery, Florence, Indiana.

Friends may call 10:00 am - 11:00 am, Monday, August 31, 2015, at the Haskell & Morrison Funeral Home 208 Ferry Street Vevay, Indiana 47043.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society. Cards are available at the funeral home.

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