Bobby Ball

Bobby Ball, 71, of Whitney died Thursday, April 26, 2007 at his residence. Bobby was born January 15, 1936 in Hill County, Texas the son of George and Clara Bell Ball. On November 30, 1985 he married Dianne Pierce in Whitney. He was an avid reader and collector of small cap guns and old toy cars. Bobby was a home builder who loved to remodel older homes. He was of the Baptist faith. Preceding him in were his parents; daughter, Mary Kathleen Ball; sister, Mary Jeanett Eppler; brother, Doyle Glenn Ball; and two grandsons, Dewayne Ball and Canaan Ball. Survivors include his wife, Dianne Ball of Whitney; children, Hank Ball and wife, Sherri, of Houston, Randy Ball and wife, Ann, of Itasca, Tom Ball and wife, Janie, of Whitney, Andy Ball and wife, Elizabeth, of Whitney, Becky Henderson and husband, Waylon, of Clifton, Eric Ball and wife, Elaine, of Argyle, TX, Doreen Jessup of North Carolina, Kevin Chupik and wife, Phillis, of West, and Jason Chupik of Laguna Park; brothers, T. J. Ball and wife, Bettie, of Waxahachie and George Ball and wife, Lynda, of College Station; 19 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.