Mrs. Rosa Jean English Ballew, age 81, of Griffin, GA, passed away on Saturday June 21, 2014 at Westbury Health & Rehabilitation in McDonough, GA.
Mrs. Ballew was born in Jackson, GA on September 13, 1932 to the late Joe Brown English and the late Rose Florence Kinard English. Mrs. Ballew was also preceded in death by her brother, Joe Wendell English. She attended Rock Springs Church.
Survivors include her husband of 61 years, Milton L. Ballew; daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Greg Damon of Griffin; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kathy Ballew of Hampton; granddaughter and husband, Brandy and Adam Poplin of Athens; grandson and wife, Gian and Rebecca Chiriboga of Las Vegas; brother and sister-in-law, Harry and Marilyn English of Milner; sisters and brothers-in-law, Dorothy Wynn of Jackson, Louise and Henry Queen of Griffin, Kaye and Benny McMichael of Orchard Hill; sister-in-law, Rachael Turner; several nieces and nephews.
Memorial services for Mrs. Rosa Jean Ballew will be conducted on Saturday June 28, 2014 at 2pm in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Home. Reverend Steve Pattison will officiate. Friends may visit the family following the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at PO Box 650309 Dallas, TX 75265-0309.