She was born April 17, 1918, in Atterberry, the daughter of John and Melissa McCarthy Vaughn. She married Thomas E. Ball in 1935 in Petersburg; he preceded her in death in 1999. A son, John William, and a daughter, Katherine Mullens, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Ball was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Petersburg.
Survivors: two sons, Thomas S. Ball of Tulsa, Okla., and Joseph E. Ball of Lincoln; three daughters, Julia A. (husband, Karl) Ware of Atlanta, Helen (husband, Ron) King of Petersburg and Frances (husband, Sonny) Shun of Rockford; 15 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Peter Catholic Church in Petersburg, the Rev. Thomas Holinga officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery in Petersburg.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Sunday, November 19, 2000
She was born April 17, 1918, in Atterberry, the daughter of John and Melissa McCarthy Vaughn. She married Thomas E. Ball in 1935 in Petersburg; he preceded her in death in 1999. A son, John William, and a daughter, Katherine Mullens, also preceded her in death.
Mrs. Ball was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Petersburg.
Survivors: two sons, Thomas S. Ball of Tulsa, Okla., and Joseph E. Ball of Lincoln; three daughters, Julia A. (husband, Karl) Ware of Atlanta, Helen (husband, Ron) King of Petersburg and Frances (husband, Sonny) Shun of Rockford; 15 grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; eight step-great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Peter Catholic Church in Petersburg, the Rev. Thomas Holinga officiating. Burial: Calvary Cemetery in Petersburg.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL) - Sunday, November 19, 2000
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