Roy Herman Ball

Abt 1923 - 2001  (~ 78 years)

• Name	Roy Herman Ball
  Born	Abt 1923	South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Cross Anchor, Spartanburg County, South Carolina   [1]
  Census	1940	Cross Anchor Township, Spartanburg County, South Carolina   [2]
  Died	2 Mar 2001	St. Francis Hospital   [3, 4]
  Buried	4 Mar 2001	Forest Lawn East Cemetery, Laurens County, South Carolina   [5]
  Person ID	I443380	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Frank Ball,   b. 18 Apr 1898, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Mar 1974  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Pansy Ethel Hughes,   b. 28 Apr 1903, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Jun 1954  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F177957	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Gaynelle Hanvey,   b. 9 Mar 1924,   d. 1 Jan 1990  (Age 65 years)
  Children	1. Carl Edward Ball   2. Cynthia Ball + 3. Carolyn Ball
  Family ID	F177964	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1923 - South Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Roy H Ball Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: Cross Anchor, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age: 7 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Birth Year (Estimated): 1923 Birthplace: South Carolina Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 12 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Frank Ball Head Male 31 Tennessee Pansy E Ball Wife Female 26 North Carolina Thelma Ball Daughter Female 10 South Carolina Roy H Ball Son Male 7 South Carolina Charles E Ball Son Male 4 South Carolina Edith Ball Daughter Female 2 South Carolina Martha E Ball Mother Female 56 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Hermon Ball Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Cross Anchor Township, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States Sex: Male Age: 17 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Relationship to Head of Household: Son Birthplace: South Carolina Birth Year (Estimated): 1923 Last Place of Residence: Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Frank Ball Head Male 42 Tennessee Pansy Ball Wife Female 36 North Carolina Hermon Ball Son Male 17 South Carolina Charles Ball Son Male 14 South Carolina Edith Ball Daughter Female 11 South Carolina Emaline Ball Mother Female 66 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, Herald Journal (Spartanburg, SC), 3 Mar 2001. LAURENS - Roy Herman Ball, 77, of 803 Fleming St. died March 2, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital. A native of Enoree, he was the widower of Gaynelle Hanvey Ball, to whom he was married for 45 years, and son of the late Frank and Pansy Hughes Ball. He was retired from Jeffrey-Dresser in Woodruff and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. In addition, he was a World War II Navy veteran having served in campaigns in the South Pacific and the Aleutian Islands aboard the U.S.S. New Mexico and the U.S.S. Topeka. Survivors include one son, Carl Edward Ball of Commerce, Ga.; two daughters, Cynthia B. Addis of Batesville, Ga., and Carolyn B. Hembree of Laurens; two sisters, Thelma Huey of Enoree and Edith Clevenger of Spartanburg; five grandchildren; and two great-grandsons. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 tonight at Gray Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. [S142] Newspaper Article, The Greenville News, 3 Mar 2001. Roy Herman Ball, age 77, of 803 Fleming St., and widower of Gaynelle Hanvey Ball to whom he was married for 45 years, died Friday, March 2, at St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Enoree, and was the son of the late Frank and Pansy Hughes Ball. Mr. Ball was retired from Jeffrey-Dresser of Woodruff, and was a member of Central United Methodist Church. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, serving in major campaigns in the South Pacific and the Aleutian Islands aboard the U.S.S. New Mexico and the U.S.S. Topeka. He is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Carl Edward and JoAn Ball of Commerce, Ga.; two daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia B. and Charles Addis of Batesville, Ga., and Carolyn B. and Sonny Hembree of Laurens; two sisters, Mrs. Thelma Huey of Enoree, and Mrs. Edith Clevenger of Spartanburg; five grandchildren, Melissa O'Hara of Arlington, Texas, Lanny Word Jr. of Laurens, Daniel Ball of Commerce, Ga., Allison Hembree of Laurens, and Catherine Ball of Commerce, Ga.; and two great-grandsons, Rhett O'Hara of Batesville, Ga., and Rory O'Hara of Arlington, Texas. Mr. Ball was predeceased by a brother, Charles Ball of Enoree. Funeral services will be conducted Sunday at 3 p.m., in the Gray Funeral Home Chapel, with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Gray Funeral Home. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 24461711).