Lee Ballard

Lee Michael Ballard a retired employee of the N.Y. State Division of Youth in Goshen and a former longtime resident of Middletown, N.Y., died on Friday March 1, 2013 in Binghamton General Hospital in Binghamton, N.Y. He was 57. The son of the late Ethel Hopper Ballard, he was born on August 11, 1955 in Suffern, N.Y. He was a former corrections officer at the Orange County Jail in Goshen. Survivors include his wife Pam Ballard of Jacksonville, N.C. His daughters Lee Anne Ballard of Roscoe, N.Y. and Christina Reyes and her husband Staff Sgt Alex Reyes of Jacksonville, N.C. His adoring grandchildren Gianna Ballard and Logan Schmeiser and many nieces and nephews. Visitation hours will be held on Tuesday March 5, 2013 from 5-9 P.M. at the Ralston-Lippincott-Hasbrouck-Ingrassia Funeral Home, Inc. 72 West Main St. Middletown, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of one's choice.