Ms. Carrie Mae Cobb Ballard
May 29, 1948 - March 6, 2017
Ms. Carrie Mae (Cobb) Ballard was born May 29, 1948 in Bells, Tennessee to the late Johnny Frank Cobb and Carrie Mae Cole. She attended the Crockett County public school system, graduation from Central High School in Alamo, TN. She loved basketball, reading, puzzles and was a wiz in math. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Bells Chapel MissionaryBaptist Church where she was a faithful member until she went away to college. She attended Tennessee A & I State University where she completed three years of study. Her mortal life’s journey ended on March 6, 2016 at Northbrook Health & Rehab Facility in Jackson, TN. She leaves to cherish her memory a son, Courtney Cobb (Atlanta, GA), three grandchildren: Courtney Leon Miguel Cobb (United States Army), Destiny Fobbs (Houston, TX), and Chasity Cobb (Nakadish, LA); two great-grandchildren - Cailee Cobb and Nyomi Spilla; three sisters; Paulette Cobb of Joliet, IL; Vickie Lovelace of Bells, TN; Audrey Gofort of Pittsburg, KS; six brothers: Donald Cobb (Mary Frances) of Bells, TN; Michael Cobb (Deborah) Fairview Heights, IL; John Ross Cobb of Chicago, IL; James Earl Lovelace of Bells, TN; Dwight Cobb (Dee) of St. Louis, MO; Jeffery Lovelace (Katherine) of Brownsville, TN; two aunts; Pauline S. Brown of Chicago, IL; and Bennie Faye Reddick (John) of Alamo, TN; a host nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents one brother, Bobby Frank Cobb.
Ms. Carrie Mae (Cobb) Ballard was born May 29, 1948 in Bells, Tennessee to the late Johnny Frank Cobb and Carrie Mae Cole. She attended the Crockett County public school system, graduation from Central High School in Alamo, TN. She loved... View Obituary & Service Information