Jessie Ballard, 58, of Memphis, passed away on Monday, April 16. A visitation will be held from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 19 at the Covington Funeral Home. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Ballard is survived by two sons, Merrill (Ashley Smith) Heidrick of Brighton and Franky (Christy) Heidrick of Southaven, MS; two sisters, Cathy Bryan of Memphis and Theresa Rowlen of Robinsonville, MS; three brothers, John Randolph Ballard of Memphis, Elais Gale "Chico" Ballard of Columbia, SC and Roger Dale Ballard of Pine Bluff, AR and one grandson, Marcus Heidrick.