Services will be held at a later date.
In care of the family
Emor S. Ballou, 79 of Ashland, NE, entered into rest on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at Brookestone Meadows in Elkhorn, NE. He was born August 19, 1934 in Norfolk, NE to Earl B. and Rose (Heldt) Ballou. In 1952, Emor graduated from Fairfield High School in Iowa. He attended Parsons College in Fairfield for two years and graduated from Lincoln School of Commerce in 1956.
He worked for the Burlington Railroad in offices in Lincoln, NE, Chicago, IL, and Detroit, MI. He was a partner in a travel agency in Chicago and Detroit, allowing him many opportunities for traveling vacations to Hawaii and many countries. He returned to Fairfield, IA where his widowed mother lived, working at Jefferson Motor Company until retiring in 2002.
Emor was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield, IA. He took his confirmation class under Rev. Howard Lacy in 1947 while attending the Congregational Church in Ashland the four years his family lived here from 1945-1948, before they returned to Fairfield. Emor moved back to Ashland in 2005 where he lived with his sister in rural Ashland.
Emor was preceded in death by parents and brother-in-law, H.K. Marcy. He is survived by sister, Catherine Marcy; nieces, Jean Kirkpatrick, Janis Skiles, and Judith Squire; nephew, Kenneth Marcy; 8 great and 8 great great nieces and nephews.
Dear Catherine and family,
We were so sad to hear of Emor’s passing. Had an email from Sam this morning. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We seem so faraway here in Texas, I miss family happenings but I am loving being close to our son, Dan and family.
Love to you all, Lorna & Glenn
I remember Emor being a fun classmate at Fairfield High School in Fairfield, IA. He played bass drum in the high school band… and our band won many recognitions in band competitions. He had a quick wit and nice personality and was well liked by classmates..
A Fairfield classmate and friend, Carol (Harrison) Millhollin