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- Mrs. Minnie Jewell Ball Dies At 82
Centralia - Mrs. Minnie Jewell Ball, 82, of Centralia, died early Monday morning at the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico where she had been a patient since Aug. 19.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Meador and Son Funeral Chapel in Centralia. The Rev. Dr. Edwin Burris of Centralia will officiate with the Rev. Winfred Pugh of Moberly assisting. Burial will be in the Centralia Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Funeral home after 2 p.m. today.
Mrs. Ball was born Feb. 10, 1894 in Monroe County, a daughter of Charles and Georgia Ann dry Gritton. She was married to Ernest Ball Nov. 25, 1914. He died Feb. 11, 1970.
Surviving are a son, Morris Wayne Ball of Centralia; three daughters, Mrs. Sam (Della Fae) Phipps of Clark, Mrs. Lawrence (Maurine) Bryson of Centralia and Mrs. Margaret Milhollin of Moberly; one sister, Mrs. Larry (Gladys) McBride of Centralia; 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. Ball was preceded in death by four brothers, four sisters, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was a long time resident of the Centralia community. She was a member of the Tulip Christian Church which she joined at the age of 14.
Memorial may be given to the Tulip Christian Church north of Centralia n memory of Ernest and Jewell Ball.
Pallbearers for the services Wednesday will be Nelson Alexander, Kenny Ball, Lester Bryson, Earl Gritton Jr., Bobby Dale McBride, Lavern Milhollin, Monroe Moss and Nevelle Sanders.
Honorary pallbearers will be Emmitt Bryson, Byron Duncan, Clyde Marshall, Ralph Sanders, Archie Stauterman and Louis Tanner.
The organist will be Bobby Ball and the soloist will be Mrs. Jewel Sanders.
Mexico Ledger, Mexico, Missouri. Tuesday, 31 August 1976.
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