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Ballard J. Hackworth

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Ballard J. Hackworth

Birth
Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Kentucky, USA
Death
27 Jun 2001 (aged 79)
Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Claypool, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
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son of Harrison "Harry" Hackworth and Della(Stephens)Hackworth

He married Lucille Conley

Children of Ballard Hackworth and Lucille Conley are:
Jennifer Hackworth.
Michael Hackworth.

Ballard was a Seaman First Class, served in the Navy during WWII on the Flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. He met President Roosevelt and President Truman. He saw Churchill from England and also Joseph Stalin of Russia.
He served in the following: Convoy duty Russia...Invasion of North Africa, Invasion of Italy, Invasion of Southern France and Invasion of Normandy.

HACKWORTH, Ballard J. Age, 79, of 1108 E. Clark St., Warsaw, Ind., died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Born on November 17, 1921, in Prestonsburg, Ky., he was the son of the late Harry and Della (Stephens) Hackworth. He had lived in Kosciusko Co., Ind., since 1938, and worked for Warsaw Plating Works for more than 40 years, retiring as a group leader; he was also a self-employed farmer, and was a U.S. Navy WWII Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater, Gunnery Mate, USS Augusta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Conley Hackworth, in 1993. He was also preceded in death by one sister, six brothers and one half brother. Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer (Mrs. Doug) Brumfield of Warsaw, Ind.; one son, Michael Hackworth of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Jerry Hackworth of Prestonsburg, Ky., Gordon Hackworth of Mentone, Ind., six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2001, at 10 a.m., at the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, Ind., with Ron Roetman officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Claypool, Ind. Visitation is at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, or the American Heart Association. (FCT'S)

son of Harrison "Harry" Hackworth and Della(Stephens)Hackworth

He married Lucille Conley

Children of Ballard Hackworth and Lucille Conley are:
Jennifer Hackworth.
Michael Hackworth.

Ballard was a Seaman First Class, served in the Navy during WWII on the Flagship of the Atlantic Fleet. He met President Roosevelt and President Truman. He saw Churchill from England and also Joseph Stalin of Russia.
He served in the following: Convoy duty Russia...Invasion of North Africa, Invasion of Italy, Invasion of Southern France and Invasion of Normandy.

HACKWORTH, Ballard J. Age, 79, of 1108 E. Clark St., Warsaw, Ind., died Wednesday, June 27, 2001, at the Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, Ind. Born on November 17, 1921, in Prestonsburg, Ky., he was the son of the late Harry and Della (Stephens) Hackworth. He had lived in Kosciusko Co., Ind., since 1938, and worked for Warsaw Plating Works for more than 40 years, retiring as a group leader; he was also a self-employed farmer, and was a U.S. Navy WWII Atlantic/Mediterranean Theater, Gunnery Mate, USS Augusta. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Conley Hackworth, in 1993. He was also preceded in death by one sister, six brothers and one half brother. Survivors include one daughter, Jennifer (Mrs. Doug) Brumfield of Warsaw, Ind.; one son, Michael Hackworth of Ft. Wayne, Ind.; two brothers, Jerry Hackworth of Prestonsburg, Ky., Gordon Hackworth of Mentone, Ind., six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, June 30, 2001, at 10 a.m., at the McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, Warsaw, Ind., with Ron Roetman officiating. Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery, Claypool, Ind. Visitation is at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, or the American Heart Association. (FCT'S)



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