Joe Ballenger

Mr. Joe Edward Ballenger, 70, of Canon, GA passed away on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at the Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center in Athens, GA. Funeral services for Mr. Ballenger will be held at Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 3, 2021. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.  Mr. Ballenger will lie in state at Pruitt Funeral Home from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 2, 2021. The family will receive friends at Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church on Saturday from 1:00 p.m. until funeral hour. Flowers are optional; memorials may be made to Gaines Chapel United Methodist Church, c/o Sherry Eason 2160 Blacksnake Rd., Canon. GA 30520, or Rice Creek Baptist Church, 3287 Highway 17, Canon, GA 30520.  Pruitt Funeral Home in Royston, GA is in charge of arrangements.