Fernando Ballejo went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the age of 53 years. He is survived by his sons, Fernando Ybarra, Fernando Sepulveda, and Orlando Sepulveda; daughters, Olivia Cruz, Melissa Sepulveda, and Angie Ballejo; mother, Rosa Ballejo; girlfriend, Olivia Gonzales; brother, Jesus Ballejo; sisters, Genoveva Reyes, Josie Diaz, Estella Aguirre, Rosario Elizondo, Ernestina Cardenas, Irene Herrera, and Sandra Loredo; seven grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Southside Funeral Home on Monday, December 9th from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with a rosary to be recited at 7:00 p.m. Funeral services will depart the funeral home at 9:30 a.m., for mass to be held at St. Stephens Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Mission Burial Park South. In lieu of flowers, the family is asking that donations be made to the funeral home to help cover expenses.