Funeral services for Ms. Centhia Irene Ballard, age 38, of Winnfield, La., will be held Sunday, May 16, 2010, at 2:00 P.M. at the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Tommy Hamms officiating. Interment will follow in the Saline Grove B.C. Cemetery near Calvin, La. Visitation is Saturday from 6-8 P.M., at the funeral home. Ms. Ballard, a certified nurses assistant, passed Sunday, May 9, 2010, at the Winn Parish Medical Center in Winnfield, La. Ms. Ballard is survived by: one(1) daughter, Ahlysia Ballard of Winnfield, La; her parents, Otis and Louise Ballard and Terry and Barbara Wheeler, all of Winnfield, La; maternal grandmother, Pastor Bessie Alexander of Winnfield, La; paternal grandmother, Hattie Ballard of Winnfield, La; three(3) brothers, Marcus Ballard of Kansas City, Ks.; Jonathan Ballard and Cleotis Ballard both of Winnfield, La; six(6) sisters Chianne Holmes, Shelia Ballard and Tamika Chatman, all of Winnfield, La; Ranada White and Demetria White, both of Pineville, La; Liberty Ballard of Pensacola, Fl. Ms. Ballard is also survived by aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Centhia Irene Ballard, please visit our floral store.