Mary Ann Ballard

Mary Ann Ballard was a resident of Prattville, Alabama, who died on September 24, 2026, at the age of 77. She was not a public figure in the sense of a career in entertainment, politics or business; the record of her life available to the public comes from the obituary published by Prattville Memorial Chapel and Memory Gardens, which described her as a wife, mother and grandmother whose family and church community remembered her with warmth after her death.

Ballard was born around 1949, the daughter of David and Mary Miller. She was predeceased by her husband, James Michael Ballard, and by her parents, her brother David Miller, and her grandmother, Mary Ann Adcock. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Ballard Cooper, her son, Michael Ballard, and two grandchildren, Anna Weatherly Cooper and Samuel Eason Cooper.

While little detail about her working life or education has been made public, the obituary notes she was part of the congregation at Grace United Methodist Church in Prattville, a connection that shaped how her death was marked. Memorial gifts in her name have been directed to that church, a sign of how central her faith community was to her life.

Ballard died on September 24, 2026. No cause of death has been made public, and the family has not released further details about the circumstances. Her passing was announced through an obituary placed by Prattville Memorial Chapel and Memory Gardens on behalf of her family.

Her funeral is due to be held on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at Grace United Methodist Church, gathering at the Grandview Family YMCA Lodge where the congregation meets. A visitation is planned from 2pm to 3pm, followed by a memorial service beginning at 3pm and a reception afterward. In the days since her death, tributes have come from family and friends through the online guestbook attached to her obituary, remembering her as a beloved wife, mother and grandmother.