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- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 18 Apr 2005.
Forest Ball obituary
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 25 Nov 2007.
In the past days I have noticed a midnight blue Cadillac around Newport and finally managed to bump into the owner. Lo, Russell Ball is a neighbor to Plain Talk Adv. Director Betty McMillan. The car is a 1993 Sedan de Ville model he purchased new for about $27,000 in Morristown. Russell said he had owned Pontiacs and Buicks but decided around July that year to look at Caddys. The car has 137,000 miles and looks new. I found out that his father was Forrest Ball, of Irish Cut, and Jack's brothers are Roger Ball, who is a deputy, Billy, Harland, and Lynn. Their sister is Wanda Southerland, who retired with some of you from Electro-Voice. Russell mentioned he saw me at the Parrottsville picnic. His mother was Inez Campbell from that community. Russell married the former Betty Wise about 1976, but they did not move to their current home near Douglas Lake until 1987. He worked through most of the 1970s at Wall Tube, got laid off, and joined Roger to do construction work in New York. Jack returned to Newport in 1985, and worked at Falcon Products until 2002. Heart problems caused him to retire early. He makes time to visit friends and gets exercise walking his pet bulldog, Sparky. If you see a shiny four-door Caddy, flag him down and you will get a luxury ride from a good fellow.
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, d. 18 Apr 2005 (Age 82 years)