Ellis J. Balling

Balling, Ellis J., of Rocheport, Missouri, died on Saturday, June 4, 2011 at the age of 60. Loving husband of Elizabeth Ann "Buffie" Balling (nee: Eggers); dear son of Gloria B. and the late Ellis P. Balling; devoted father of Emily (Steve) Speakman and Erica Balling; dear step-father of Erin Omey and Lindsay Bacott; cherished grandfather of Jude Ellis Speakman and Ella Mackenzie Speakman; dear brother of Bruce Balling and Diane Balling; and dear son-in-law of Ruth Marie Eggers and Frank W. (Carol) Eggers III. Ellis was a Civil Engineer for Natural Resource Conservation Services for 30 years. Memorials may be made to Crohn's and Colitis Foundation.