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1937 - 2015  (77 years)

• Name	Junior Ball
  Born	3 Dec 1937	Haywood County, North Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Mount Sterling, Cataloochee Township, Haywood County, North Carolina   [5]
  Died	9 Sep 2015	Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Buried	11 Sep 2015	Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I201494	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	13 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Jacob Ball,   b. 3 Apr 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1970  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Anna Elizabeth Gunter,   b. 12 Jul 1892, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Nov 1988  (Age 96 years)
  Married	4 Jun 1907	Cocke County, Tennessee   [7]
  Family ID	F28768	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Lee Black,   b. Abt 1944  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1961	Cocke County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	1. Bridgett Ball   2. Jeffrey Ball   3. Brenda Ball   4. Gene Ball   5. Melissa Ball   6. Rodney Ball
  Family ID	F107181	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Louise Cody
  Married	26 Jun 1981	Cocke County, Tennessee   [9]
  Children	1. Michael Ball
  Family ID	F76644	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1937 - Haywood County, North Carolina Married - 21 Nov 1961 - Cocke County, Tennessee Married - 26 Jun 1981 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 9 Sep 2015 - Newport Medical Center, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 11 Sep 2015 - Mount Sterling Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Sources

  [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 14 Oct 2006. Daniel Ball obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 20 Mar 2010. Just Plain Talk - French Broad runs high in early spring [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 10 Sep 2014. Clayton "Paw" Cody obituary [S116] Birth Certificate. Name Junior Ball Event Type Birth Event Date 03 Dec 1937 Event Place Haywood, North Carolina Other Event Place Rural Haywood (Unknown) Gender Male Race White Father's Name Jake Ball Mother's Name Annie Gunter Page 10 Source Reference 8 [S112] Census, 1940. Name Junior Ball Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Mount Sterling, Cataloochee Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States Gender Male Age 3 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace North Carolina Birth Year (Estimated) 1937 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Jake Ball Head M 59 North Carolina Annie E Ball Wife F 44 North Carolina Ollie Ball Son M 30 North Carolina Scott Ball Son M 21 North Carolina Dollie Ball Daughter F 17 North Carolina Dan Ball Son M 14 North Carolina Goldie Ball Daughter F 13 North Carolina Dallas Ball Son M 10 North Carolina Bethina Ball Daughter F 6 North Carolina Junior Ball Son M 3 North Carolina [S113] Manes Funeral Home, (http://www.manesfuneralhome.com), 9 Sep 2015. (December 3, 1937 - September 9, 2015) Junior Ball (Shriner and Mason of Newport Lodge for 29 years) formerly of Waterville, NC passed away peacefully at Newport Medical Center on September 9, 2015. He was preceded in death by parents Jake and Annie Ball, four brothers, and four sisters. He is survived by his devoted wife Helen Ball of Newport, Tennessee where they made their home for 34 years. He is also survived by his seven children Bridgett(Patrick) Hopkins, Jeffrey Ball, Brenda (Jack) Hannah, Gene (Lisa) Ball, Melissa Jones, Michael (Amy Mae) Ball, Rodney (Kiesha) Ball, sister Bethona Smith, daughter-in-law Amy Anthony and son-in-law Marion Jones, fourteen grandchildren Amy, Mikie, David, Robin, Brandon, Patricia, Jody, Hunter, Mea, Erin, Cameron, Jolee, Abbigayle, Addison, eleven great grandchildren, special niece Kristi Valentine, several other nieces and nephews, special friend Dell, and a host of many other great friends. Junior was a local historian for the Mount Sterling community. He loved spending time outdoors in the mountains of North Carolina enjoying hobbies such as hiking, riding 4-wheelers, bear hunting, and digging ginseng with friends and family. Junior’s favorite of all was spending time with his family sharing his history and many years of wisdom. The family will receive friends from 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. on Friday September 11, 2015 with funeral services following at 12:00 p.m. in Manes Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Mount Sterling Church (White’s) Cemetery. Family and Friends may sign the guest register online at www.manesfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Manes Funeral Home. [S58] Marriage Certificate. name: Anna Elizabeth Gunter also known as: suffix: event: Marriage event date: 04 Jun 1907 event place: Cocke, Tennessee, United States gender: Female spouse: Jacob Ball spouse's also known as: spouse's prefix: spouse's suffix: page: 148 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Junior Ball Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Nov 1961 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1938 Spouse's Name Mary Lee Black Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 17 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1944 "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12356-76597-72?cc=1619127 : accessed 13 September 2015), 004485981 > image 2108 of 3199; county courthouses, Tennessee. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Helen Louise Cody Event Type Marriage Event Date 26 Jun 1981 Event Place Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Spouse's Name Ball Spouse's Name Prefix Junior Page 24