Shelba Neaves Ballou

Mrs. Shelba Jean Neaves Ballou age 73, of Jefferson, NC passed peacefully to her heavenly home Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at her home. Mrs. Ballou was born December 21, 1938 in Fries, VA to the late Wiley Preston and Martha "Annie" Laurie Johnson Neaves. Mrs. Ballou retired from First Citizens Bank of Lansing.  She loved to cook and sew.  She loved her grandchildren very much. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 3:00 pm at the Fletcher Memorial Baptist Church by Rev. Steve Goss. Burial will follow in Healing Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm prior to the service. Mrs. Ballou is survived by her husband of 53 years, Meredith Ballou; one daughter, Cathy Ballou of Winston-Salem, NC; one son, Rick Ballou and wife Amy of Jefferson, NC; one brother, Bill Neaves and wife Doris of Kernersville, NC; brother in law, Monte Ballou and wife Brenda of West Jefferson, NC; 5 grandchildren: Emily Ballou Anderson and husband Dustin, Ann Marie Ballou,  Haleigh Hogg, Brooke Hogg & Hunter Hogg all of Jefferson, NC; 1 great- grandchild: Troy Anderson of Jefferson; 1 niece, Donna Coltrell and husband John of Belews Creek, NC ; 2 nephews: Ken Neaves and wife Lisa of Greensboro, NC & Monte Ballou III of West Jefferson, NC. Flowers will be appreciated, or memorials may be made to Gideons, PO Box 1014, Jefferson, NC  28640 or High Country Healthcare System Hospice System, PO Box 421, Jefferson, NC  28694. You may send and view condolences to the family through our website www.badgerfuneralhome.com. Badger Funeral Home was entrusted with Mrs. Ballou's arrangements.