Mr. Blaine Lee Ballard

January 13, 1950 - September 15, 2013

Blaine Lee Ballard, 63 passed away September 15, 2013, in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born January 13, 1950 in Payson, Utah, to Sterling Lee Ballard & Rosamond Otilla Ballard. He married Nancy Robinson Ballard on June 3rd, 1975 in Manti, Utah. Blaine left a legacy of making everyday life fun! No mundane task could survive his imagination and creativity. He could turn a lackluster board meeting into a Super Bowl-esque extravaganza. His favorite hobbies included hunting, fishing, tying flies, and shooting guns. He was a crack-shot with skeet and trap shooting, and his children lost many bets pitting their shooting skills against his. His involvement in the church helped a host of youth traverse the struggles and trials that beset so many. Even though he did serve as a bishop and high counselor, he was best known for his tireless work with the youth. He was heavily involved in Young Men and Boy Scouts and through his fun-loving genius, helped many would be lackadaisical scouts achieve the Eagle rank. His career started in the selfless ranks of special needs education then transferred over to home building and managing, culminating in owning very successful Utah home building companies. He raised 5 Eagle Scouts and 7 full time missionaries who served all over the globe. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Ballard, his children and their spouses, Jacob and Lisa Ballard, Lucas and Heather Ballard, Brad and Amanda Ballard, Nathan Ballard and wife Veronica Argyle, Emily and Phillip White, Jenny and Douglas Bradshaw, and Benjamin Ballard. His grandchildren are Paige, Preston, and Brielle Ballard, Bailee, Cambree, and Bryson Ballard, Kenyon, Indiana, and Boe Ballard, Saira, Josie, and Caitlyn White. He was preceded in death by his parents Sterling Ballard and Rosamond Ballard. Funeral Services will be held Friday, September 20th , at 10:30 am, at the Deerfield Ward building, 676 N. Eagle View Dr., Alpine, Utah, where Visitations will be held Thursday, September 19th, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, and prior to services on Friday, September 20th from 9:00 to 10:00 am. Interment in Alpine City Cemetery. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.