Graveside services for Olive G. Ballard, 92, of Copperas Cove will be 10:00AM Saturday January 19. 2019 at Copperas Cove Cemetery. She was born December 18, 1926 in Chicago, IL and passed away January 6, 2019 at her home in Copperas Cove. She married Lawrence A. Ballard February 15, 1964 in Paramount, CA. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence A. Ballard, daughters, Lynda A. Kittle, and Nancy Smolen, and step-son Dennis L. Ballard. Survivors include son, Paul E. Tobalt, of TX, step-daughter Linda K. Harper of CA brother, Roy Rousher of MT, 15 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and 5 great-great grandchildren. She was a great wife to my dad, and was our mom and best friend. She was mostly a housewife, but put a few years in at Northrup Aircraft Plant in CA and a few years at Texas Instruments in Austin.