Wanda Ballard, 98, Altamont, Ill., formerly of Mercer County, died at 11:45 p.m. May 3, 2014, at Lutheran Care Center, Altamont.

She was born June 7, 1915, in Mercer County, to Harvey and Pearl Haney Shimp. She married George F. Carpenter, who preceded her in death in 1972. She then married Ernest C. Ballard, who died in 2003.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at North Grove Cemetery, Celina.

A remembrance service will be held 2-4 p.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, Celina.