Genevieve A. Ballinger

Monday, March 27, 2017

Genevieve A. Ballinger, age 90, resident of Fort Scott, Kansas, died Saturday March 25, 2017, at the Medicalodge of Fort Scott. She was born April 1, 1926, in Poughkeepsie, New York, the daughter of William Webster Close and Bessie Elmira Morris Close. Genevieve graduated from Poughkeepsie High School. She married Russell Ballinger February 3, 1945, in the Church of the Holy Comforter in Poughkeepsie, New York .Russell served in the United States Navy during W. W. II, he preceded her in death on May 24, 1993. She was co-owner of Ballinger T. V. She has served as President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the V.F.W Ladies Auxiliary. She helped start the Daughters of the Nile Club and had served as President, and was a Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star Hiattville chapter. She loved quilting, dancing, and creating art.

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