Betty-Sue Ballou, R.N.

1932 - 2018  (86 years)

• Name	Betty-Sue Ballou
  Birth	25 Mar 1932	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Census	1935 (Age 3)	Duval County, Florida   [1]
  In the 1935 Florida State Census she was recorded, age 3, living in Duval County, Florida with her parents.
  Residence	1942 (Age 10)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2]
  Graduation	1951 (Age 19)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 5]
  She graduated from Orange High School. She was the Senior Class Secretary.
  Graduation	1954 (Age 22)	Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [2, 5]
  She graduated from the Burbank School of Nursing.
  Residence	1995 (Age 63)	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [3]
  39 Washington Avenue
  Death	25 Dec 2018	Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  	Agency: at home
  	Address: 39 Washington Avenue
  Obituary	27 Dec 2018  [5]
  Betty-Sue (Ballou) Pratt, of 39 Washington Ave, So. Athol, passed away peacefully at home on Christmas day. She was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on March 25, 1932, to Clarence Ernest (C.E.) Ballou, I., and Audrey (Herndon) Ballou. One of four children, at age nine, she was orphaned, and sent to live with her Uncle Cecil and Aunt Mary (Richards) Ballou, at the Ballou Farm in Orange, Massachusetts. She graduated from Orange High School in 1951, and was Senior Class Secretary. She then attended the Burbank of Nursing in Fitchburg, Mass, graduating in 1954. She met her future husband George Pratt, of Athol, through mutual friends, on the Common, in North New Salem, and was married to him in the Orange Congregational Church, in 1954. They were together until his passing, in 1996. Betty's nursing career spanned many decades and many jobs within her chosen profession. She worked at Athol Memorial Hospital, served as a school nurse in the local area, was a camp nurse at Morgan Memorial Fresh Air Camp, and was a Pioneer, as one of the first visiting nurses in the Quabbin Valley area, covering seven territories, in the 1970's. Finally, she served as Assistant Administrator at the Quabbin Valley Nursing Home, before retiring. During her retirement, she was active in the Swift River Valley Historical Society, serving as its president for a number of terms, and she painstakingly digitized and electronically restored hundreds of photos and documents, in an effort to preserve and share the legacy of the Swift River Valley. Throughout her life she helped many people, and was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She enjoyed gardening, and she traveled across the United States and spent an enjoyable month abroad, in Great Britain, in 1994, with her sister, Grace Ballou. She was predeceased by her husband of 42 years George, her son, Thomas Pratt, her brother John Wood Ballou, a sister, Grace Ballou, and grandson, John Murphy. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Murphy (Patrick) of Athol, Linda Brunelle (Stan), of Springfield, Vermont, son John Pratt, of Lubbock, Texas, and brother, C.E. Ballou, II. She is also survived by her adoptive siblings, Darrell Ballou, of Maine, Elizabeth 'Zib" (Ballou) Pierce, and Richard Ballou, both of Orange, Mass. Additionally, she is survived by seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. There are no calling hours. A service will be held at the South Athol United Methodist Church, 65 Morgan Avenue, Athol, on Sunday, December 30, 2018 at 2:30 p.m. She will be reunited with her husband at a private internment, at the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Winchendon, MA, following the church service. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the South Athol United Methodist Church, c/o Zane Dubour, 3800 South Athol Road, Athol, MA 01331. Witty's Funeral Home, 158 South Main Street, Orange, is directing the arrangements. You may offer your sympathy online at www.wittyfuneralhome.com. Published by the Athol Daily News, 27 December 2018
  Burial	30 Dec 2018	Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Siblings	3 Siblings
  + 1. Betty-Sue Ballou, R.N.,   b. 25 Mar 1932, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida d. 25 Dec 2018, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years) ▻ George R. Pratt,  m. 5 Jul 1954 + 2. Clarence Ernest Ballou, Jr.,   b. 13 Feb 1933, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida ▻ Lurlene Sims,  m. 27 Feb 1956   3. Grace Lois Ballou,   b. 25 Jul 1935, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida d. 27 Nov 1997, Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida  (Age 62 years)   4. John Norwood Ballou "Johnny" Wood,   b. 18 Jun 1937, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida d. 27 Apr 1998, Hampton, Hampton County, South Carolina  (Age 60 years)
  Person ID	I2358	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Sarah
  Last Modified	27 Nov 2021

  
  

  Father	Clarence Ernest Ballou,   b. 7 Sep 1899, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 29 Sep 1937, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida (Age 38 years)
  Mother	Audrey Inez Herndon,   b. 10 Dec 1911, Alabama d. 24 Sep 1939, Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1930	Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida
  Age at Marriage	He : 30 years and 9 months - She : 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F1388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George R. Pratt,   b. 02 Nov 1925, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 21 Aug 1996, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1954	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [2, 4, 5]
  	Agency: Central Congregational Church
  Age at Marriage	She : 22 years and 4 months - He : 28 years and 8 months.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Leon "Tom" Pratt,   b. 15 Nov 1955, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts d. 26 Mar 2011, Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 55 years) + 2. Susan Ann Pratt + 3. Lt. Col. John Richard Pratt, USAF Ret + 4. Linda Grace Pratt
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2018

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 25 Mar 1932 - Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Census - 1935 - Duval County, Florida Residence - 1942 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1951 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Graduation - 1954 - Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts Marriage - 5 Jul 1954 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Child - Thomas Leon "Tom" Pratt - 15 Nov 1955 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Residence - 1995 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Death - 25 Dec 2018 - Athol, Worcester County, Massachusetts Burial - 30 Dec 2018 - Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Winchendon, Worcester County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S1537] 1935 Florida State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008). [S98] Pratt, Betty-Sue. Descendants of Charles Brigham, (Athol, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1997). [S92] Town Clerk of Athol. Street List, Athol, Mass - 1996, (Athol, Massachusetts: Town of Athol, 1997). [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S1328] Obituary of Betty Sue Pratt, (Athol, Massachusetts: Athol Daily News, 27 December 2018).