Mr. Richard Ballard passed . Loving Memory with Military Honors for Richard J. Ballard, of Stone Mountain, will be 1:00 p.m. Thursday, March 17, 2016 at the chapel of Grissom-Clark Funeral Home. The Rev. Michael A. Shinn will officiate. Elder Charisse Sampson, eulogist. Formerly of Brooklyn, New York and a retiree of the New York City Transit Authority, Richard Ballard, 85, died March 10, 2016. He was an avid sports fan. Those who cherish his memory include his wife, Ivy (Dolly) Ballard; daughters, Regina Ballard and Beverly Ballard; brothers, Leroy, John, and Reginald; sister-in-law, Evelyn Polhill; brothers-in-law, Charles Haynes, Roland Martin, and Stanley Polhill, Jr.; several other relatives and friends. Viewing 2:00p.m. -- 6:00 p.m. today at Grissom-Clark Funeral Home, 227 East Lake Drive, S.E. (at Memorial Drive). www.grissom-clarkfh.com . 404-373-3191.