Ruth LaVonne McMillan, 83, of El Paso, Texas, passed away March 21, 2022. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 4, 1938. LaVonne graduated from Elkins High School and received her Master’s of Arts degree from the University at Tulsa, Oklahoma. She married James Mark Ballard on September 2, 1972.
Her career as an educator for the EPISD led her to finding her home as a Tiger with the El Paso High School Counselors and was a member of Delta Kapa Gamma Society International. Not only was she passionate about education and her friends, she had a passion for Scrabble, reading, crosswords, bridge, travel, tomatoes and strawberries.
Her two sons; Mark Hunter Ballard and his children Allie and Kenize Ballard; David James Ballard and his children Liam, Clara, Ruby Ballard, survive LaVonne.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday May 28, 2022 10 am at Western Hills United Methodist Church, 524 Thunderbird Dr., El Paso, TX 79912.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.MartinFuneralHomeWest.com for the McMillan family.