Delaware says goodbye to Cpl. Stephen Ballard

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Kevin Dougherty salutes as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrivies at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Officers line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

State Troopers salute as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

The hearse of Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Fran Aaron of Minquadale waited almost five hours to see the procession of Cpl. Stephen Ballard which arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Donna Miller (left) joins others as they line the southbound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Guests arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery for the burial service of Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Guests arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery for the burial service of Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Guests arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery for the burial service of Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

State Troopers and EMS crew stand near the gate of Gracelawn Cemetery as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives.

Beth Beaston (center) of Newark join others as they line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Gracie Riccio, 8, of New Castle holds a sign as people line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway while the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as they wait for the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard to arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Gary Sterner waits along the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway for the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard to arrivie at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arriving at Gracelawn Cemetery.

People line the south bound lane of N. Du Pont Highway as the procession for Cpl. Stephen Ballard arriving at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Retired state troopers Jim Gooch (right), of Magnolia, and Mike Nichols, of Felton, take out the trooper memorial flag as they wait along N. Du Pont Highway for the procession to arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery, the final resting place of fallen trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Delaware State Police officers wait for the body of fallen trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for A Celebration of Life Service.

Fellow officers carry the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for a memorial service.

Community members have started lining up along U.S. 13 near Gracelawn Cemetery, the final resting place of Cpl. Stephen Ballard, to show their support for the fallen trooper.

Law enforcement agencies line up at the Chase Center on the Riverfront early Friday morning for the memorial for fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Law enforcement agencies and rescue personnel arrive in droves at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for the memorial honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard.

Community members have started lining up along U.S. 13 near Gracelawn Cemetery, the final resting place of Cpl. Stephen Ballard, to show their support for the fallen trooper, his family and his fellow officers.

People begin to arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery to show their support for Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

The hearse carrying the body of fallen trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard arrives at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for services honoring his life.

Cars begin to line N. Du Pont Highway near Gracelawn Cemetery as they wait for the procession.

Law enforcement agencies and rescue personnel arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for the memorial honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard.

A motorcade leads the hearse carrying the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard to the Chase Center on the Riverfront Friday morning.

Fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard is carried by fellow troopers during his services.

Mourners watch as the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for a celebration of life service.

A motorcade leads the hearse with fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard to the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Friday morning for Ballard's services.

Mourners gather at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Friday morning for services celebrating the life of fallen Delaware State trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Delaware State Police troopers salute in a heavy downpour of rain as the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Friday morning.

Delaware State Police troopers salute in a heavy downpour of rain as the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

New Jersey State Police salute fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard while his casket is carried out of the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Law enforcement agencies and rescue personnel arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for services remembering fallen Delaware State trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Delaware State Police officers salute as fallen trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard is taken into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for services.

Mourners watch, some saluting, some with hands over their hearts, as the body of fallen Delaware State trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Law enforcement agencies and rescue personnel have been arriving since early Friday morning for the memorial services honoring fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

The body of fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for a celebration of life service on Friday morning.

"We want to show our respect" says Fran Aaron of Minquadale and her friend Crystal Boden of Newport, who have been waiting across Gracelawn Cemetery along N. DuPont Highway in their car since 9:30 a.m. so they can see the procession of Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

Fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for a memorial Friday morning.

Law enforcement agencies and rescue personnel prepare for services honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Mourners leave the service for fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Fellow state troopers arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for the memorial honoring fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, who was shot and killed last week at a Bear-area Wawa.

Mourners arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront to pay their respects to fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard.

The body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard is carried into the Chase Center on the Riverfront for a celebration of life service.

Law enforcement agencies arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront for services remembering fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week.

Heavy rain hasn't deterred law enforcement agencies from attending services for fallen Delaware State Police trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard, who was shot and killed in the line of duty last week. Services are at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington.

Fellow state troopers arrive at the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Wilmington to remember fallen trooper Cpl. Stephen Ballard, who was shot and killed last week at a Bear-area Wawa.

Preparation underway at the Chase Center early today for the funeral of Cpl. Stephen Ballard.

State Troopers begin to line up for the funeral of Cpl. Stephen Ballard at the Chase Center in Wilmington.

Clergy and mourners leave the service for fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Gracie Riccio, 8, of New Castle, holds up a rest in peace sign as she waits along N. Du Pont Highway for the procession to arrive at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Delaware State Police leave the service for fellow officer Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Delaware State Police get in their patrol vehicles before getting in line for the procession to the grave site where fellow officer Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard will be buried.

The family of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard walks past mourners at the Chase Center on the Riverfront after the memorial service on Friday.

Holding her 5-year-old daughter Abigail's hand, Louise Ballard, wife of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, watches as her husband's casket is carried to a hearse by his fellow Delaware State Police officers.

Fellow Delaware State Police officers carry the body of fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard out of the Chase Center on the Riverfront on Friday afternoon.

Louise Ballard, wife of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, walks behind her husband's casket out of the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Holding her 5-year-old daughter Abigail's hand, Louise Ballard, wife of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard, walks behind her husband's casket out of the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Mourners watch as fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard leaves the Chase Center on the Riverfront for burial at Gracelawn Cemetery.

Delaware State Police leave the service for fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

Funeral directors remove flowers after the service for fallen Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard at the Chase Center on the Riverfront.

The faces of law enforcement officers reflect in a puddle outside the Chase Center on the Riverfront before the procession carrying the body of Delaware State Police Cpl. Stephen J. Ballard.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Cp. Stephen Ballard, who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.

Many pay respects to Corporal Ballard who was laid to rest Friday, May 5, 2017, at Grace-lawn Memorial Park in New Castle.