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Alice Ball

circa 1873 (computed from age at death) – 10 May 1945

Died 10 May 1945 at her home on Carroll St., St. Marys, Ontario — obituary of Mrs. Alfred E. Ball, born Alice Lewis, from the St. Marys Journal Argus

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

10 May 1945

Date of birth

circa 1873 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

72 years

Place of death

Ontario, Canada

The obituary

Inscription transcription

OBITUARY

MRS. ALFRED E. BALL

On Thursday morning, May 10th, there passed away peacefully at her late home on Carroll St., a life-long and respected resident of St. Marys in the person of Mrs. Alfred E. Ball. Before her marriage, Mrs. Ball was Miss Alice Lewis, daughter of the late James Lewis and his wife Alice Bravingter. Born in the Township of Maraboro 72 years ago, the deceased had spent practically all her life in St. Marys. Mrs. Ball was of a kind and genial disposition, and a most devoted mother.

Predeceased by her husband 17 months ago, there remain to mourn her loss, three daughters and one son:—Mrs. Hugh Graham (Alice), of St. Marys; Mrs. Walter Scott (Ethel), Stratford; Mrs. Raymond Joinville (Doris), of Windsor; and Harvey of St. Marys. There are also eight grandchildren and one great grandchild. One sister, Mrs. Cornelius Ball, predeceased her seven months ago. In religion Mrs. Ball was an Anglican.

The funeral was held from the L. A. Ball Funeral Chapel, on Saturday, May 12th, the service being conducted by Rev. Mr. Parson. The pallbearers were six nephews:—Alfred Ball, Ellwood Ball, Calvin Ball, Russell Ball, Walter Ball and Albert Ball. The flower-bearers were Eber Scott, Walter Scott, Kenneth Scott, LeRoy Scott, Alfred Graham and Alice Graham.

Transcribed from the photographed clipping. Our original posting identifies the clipping as from the St. Marys Journal Argus of May 17th, 1945; the obituary itself gives the death as "Thursday morning, May 10th" without a year, so the year 1945 comes from that stated issue date. The birthplace "Township of Maraboro" is as printed in the original. The bottom of the clipping shows the start of the next obituary in the same column, "MRS. J. W. HENRY" (Annie Patterson Henry), which is a separate record in this archive.

People named in this record

  • Alice BallSubject
  • James LewisParent
  • Alice BravingterParent
  • Alfred E. BallSpouse
  • Mrs. Alice GrahamChild
  • Mrs. Ethel ScottChild
  • Mrs. Doris JoinvilleChild
  • HarveyChild
  • Hugh GrahamMentioned
  • Walter ScottMentioned
  • Raymond JoinvilleMentioned
  • Mrs. Cornelius BallMentioned
  • Rev. ParsonOfficiant
  • Alfred BallMentioned
  • Ellwood BallMentioned
  • Calvin BallMentioned
  • Russell BallMentioned
  • Walter BallMentioned
  • Albert BallMentioned
  • Eber ScottMentioned
  • Kenneth ScottMentioned
  • LeRoy ScottMentioned
  • Alfred GrahamMentioned

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Source & citation

Source type
Photograph & transcription
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Transcribed from the photographed newspaper clipping in this record; our original posting carried no retyped text beyond its title and source line

Citation: Obituary of Mrs. Alfred E. Ball (born Alice Lewis) of St. Marys, Ontario, died 10 May 1945, from the St. Marys Journal Argus, 17 May 1945. Photographed clipping preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/ball-alice-1945/ : accessed [your access date]).

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