Charity Ball-Farmer is a bundle of energy.
The 5-foot 2-inch redhead’s matter-of-fact attitude is laced with humor, compassion and a work ethic of the highest standards. That’s why her crew of about a dozen men listens when she talks.
Ball-Farmer heads the body shop at Lexus of Chattanooga.
“It’s an unusual job for a girl, but I love it. I love my guys, and I love going to work. I consider myself lucky,” said Ball-Farmer, married and the mother of three boys.
But getting where she is today didn’t come easy. In fact, Ball-Farmer had much going against her, except for the love of her father, a man she rarely saw but communicated with through letters. Ball-Farmer’s father lived most of his adult life in prison. And that’s where he died.