A memorial service for Martha Kimbell Ballew, 76, of Cleburne will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 29, 2016 in First United Methodist Church of Cleburne. The Reverend George Sutton will officiate. Martha Kimbell Ballew passed away Monday, Mar. 14, 2016 in Cleburne. She was born June 28, 1939 in Ft. Worth to Earl David and Dorothy Evelyn Cripps Kimbell. She married Joe B. Ballew on Nov. 21, 1973 in Ft. Worth. Mrs. Ballew was an executive assistant, retiring from Bell Helicopter. She was of the Methodist faith. Survivors include her children, Pamela Clark and husband David of Ontario, CA and Michelle Whitley and husband Randy of Rio Rancho, NM; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by parents; husband, Joe on Oct. 17, 2015; and sister, Linda Griffin. The family would like to give special thanks to Stephanie Parnell and Mission Hospice for their loving care.