BALL, Charles Francis 'Charley' 1874 - 1940

BALL, HUNT, HALLEY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:22:47

"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Monday, March 25, 1940
Front Page, Column 4

SERVICES FOR CHARLES BALL HELD TODAY
Passed away Saturday evening at the Jefferson county hospital

Funeral services for Charles F. BALL, 66, who died at 8:52 p.m. Saturday evening at the Jefferson county hospital, were held at the Murray funeral home at 4:00 p.m. today. They were in charge of Rev. S. P. Williamson. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery.

Mr. BALL had been suffering from a heart disease for about two months. During this time he had made his home with his sister Mrs. R. Day HUNT. He was taken to the Jefferson county hospital on Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Charles F. BALL, son of the late George W. and Margaret L. BALL, was born May 20th, 1874 in the Cross Lanes neighborhood about six miles west of Fairfield. With the exception of a few years during young manhood, at which time he was in college at Des Moines and later employed as a pharmacist in northern Iowa, his whole life was spent in this community. He passed away Saturday evening, March 23rd, at the Jefferson County Hospital.

He is survived by one daughter, Nellie L. BALL, by three brothers, Joseph L. BALL, Harry I. BALL and W. N. BALL, and by one sister, Nellie BALL HUNT, all of whom live in Fairfield.

For a number of years he operated a drug store in Fairfield and afterward was engaged in farming and stock handling in this vicinity. For several years past he was business manager of the Elks club in this city. He held various offices in this organization and was widely known among the members of this lodge throughout Southeastern Iowa.

About six months ago, he underwent a serious operation, and shortly thereafter he suffered a heart attack which made it necessary for him to give up his business activities. Since December he made his home with his sister, Mrs. HUNT, and it was there that he had a second attack last Friday evening which resulted in his death about twenty-four hours later.

"Charley" BALL, as he was generally called, was well and favorably known throughout this town and the surrounding country where he has lived so long. His courteous manner and genial personality made a host of friends among those with whom he came in contact and he will be greatly missed in a wide circle of those who have been associated with him for so many years.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.,) Daily Ledger"
Saturday, March 30, 1940
Page SEVEN, Column 8

… Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Whitaker, Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Laughlin and Mrs. W. F. Whitaker attended the funeral of Charles BALL held in Fairfield Monday afternoon.

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Note: Buried in Lot SDof25-006. He was married to, and divorced from, Clara HALLEY.