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Artist Pete Ballard Dies at 85 in Peterstown
Artist friend and teacher Pete Ballard, 85, of Peterstown died after a fall. Mercer County Commissioner Bill Archer recalls Ballard as a longtime friend who prayerfully supported him and others. Ballard lived a life of adventures from racing camels in Saudi Arabia to befriending Hollywood stars and teaching at the North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Pete Ballard
Peterstown
Ballard
Mercer County
Bill Archer
Archer
Ronnie Abshire
Abshire
Pete
Jesus Christ
Lenges
Bluefield Daily
Saudi Arabia
Vivien Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Gone With the Wind
Winston Churchill
Churchill
North Carolina School of the Arts
Welch
Blake Stowers
Listowers
Petersburg