Ila Jean Balthazor
Illa J. Balthazor, age 88, of Hays, passed away on Saturday, May 30, 2020 at the Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital in WaKeeney, Kansas.
Illa was born on October 10, 1931 in Gridley, Kansas to Clarence and Hazel (Povenmire) Cokeley. She was raised in Palco, Kansas where she attended high school and graduated as Valedictorian of the Class of 1949. Shortly after graduating, she was united in marriage to Jerome Balthazor at the St. Joseph Church in Damar, Kansas. They were blessed with 4 children: Gloria, Ronald, Donald, and Marty.