Ramona Balleza Sanchez, 45, of Ripley passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she was an organ donor. Visitation will be held from 5 until 8 PM Wednesday evening at Garner Funeral Home in Ripley. Funeral Mass will be held at 2 PM Thursday at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Ripley.
Ms. Balleza, a homemaker, was a parishioner at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Covington.
She is survived by her partner Pedro Marquez Amador of Ripley; 3 daughters Daniela Marquez, Yareli Marquez, and Mareli Marquez all of Ripley; 2 sons Pedro Antonio Marquez and Luis Marquez both of Ripley; 2 sisters Erika Amparo Balleza Sanchez and Guadalupe Balleza Sanchez; 4 brothers Joel Balleza Sanchez, Ruben Balleza Sanchez, Jaime Balleza Sanchez, and Jose Mauro Balleza Sanchez; her parents Juvenal Balleza Alvarado and Estela Sanchez DeBalleza, and her grandmother Dora Garcia all of Lagunita De San Francisco of Tamasopo, S.L.P.
