It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Gloria Ann Purnell Ballard of Princess Anne, Maryland, born in Salisbury, Maryland, who passed away on July 12, 2022, at the age of 57, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Gloria Ann Purnell Ballard to show support.

She was predeceased by : her father Eugene Collins. She is survived by : her mother Irona Elizabeth Dismuke; her husband Hank Ballard; her sons, Deondrea Purnell and Demetry Purnell (Rayshell); her siblings, Darrell Purnell, Lewis Collins, Rodney Harmon, Zandra Pusey (Norris), Shelly Thomas, Arlene Hawkins, Ronnette Rock (Bryan), Shanay Purnell and Betty Hall (Elder Kirkland); her uncle Willis Collick (Gertrude); and her aunt Sandra Bowen. She is also survived by five grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Lewis N. Watson Funeral Home, P.A. & Green Acres Memorial Park, Inc.