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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 15, 2020

John “Jack” Scott Ballman died June 8 at the age of 93. He was a native of Chicago, but moved to Chattanooga in 1953. Ballman served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, he attended the University of Michigan, graduating with a bachelor and master degree in accounting. He became a certified public accountant and worked in that field for 11 years. In 1959, he obtained a law degree from the McKenzie College of Law in Chattanooga. In 1962, he was named treasurer and chief financial officer of Jorges Carpet Mills. In 1977, he started his own carpeting business, which he sold in 1999 when he retired. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, World Mission Fund or Bible in the Schools.