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Ballard, Fern, 1916-1994

 Person

Biography

Fern Ballard (1916-1994) was a cosmetologist and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Fern Ballard was born June 30, 1916 to Ivon Lee and Emma Catherine (Kate) Okelberry Ballard in Goshen, Utah. She grew up on a farm and went to school in Payson. Fern received a scholarship to study cosmetology in Salt Lake City, where she opened Beehive Beauty and Barber Shop. She lived with her sister and niece for much of her life. Fern was dedicated to embroidering, crocheting and serving her extended family. Fern was confined to a wheelchair for the last years of her life but was kind and generous to everyone. She died of heart failure on December 21, 1994 in Salt Lake City.

Citation:
FamilySearch, via WWW, November 11, 2020 (Fern Ballard; b. June 30, 1916 to Ivon Lee and Emma Catherine [Kate] Okelberry Ballard in Goshen, UT; grew up on a farm and went to school in Payson; received a scholarship to study cosmetology in Salt Lake City, where she opened Beehive Beauty and Barber Shop; she lived with her sister and niece for much of her life; Fern was dedicated to embroidering, crocheting and serving her extended family; Fern was confined to a wheelchair for the last years of her life but was kind and generous to everyone; d. of heart failure Dec. 21, 1994 in Salt Lake City)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Fern Ballard register

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230319920]
Identifier: MSS SC 2113
Scope and Contents

Typewritten list of positions and those who held them in the Payson Fourth Ward of the Mormon Church from 1927 to 1938.

Dates: 1927-1938
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fern Ballard register

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