Mrs. Emma Wood Ball, 93, widow of William C. Ball, one of the founders of the ball Brothers Company, and mother of William Hudson Ball, Sr., vice-president of the company, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at her home on Minnetrista Boulevard following an illness of two years. Her condition became critical Thursday.
Private services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home on Minnetrista Boulevard with the Rev. A.W. McDavitt, pastor of the St. John's Universalist Church, officiating. The casket will not be opened. Friends may call at the home after noon Sunday.
Mrs. Ball came to Muncie in 1896 when the Ball Brothers were organizing the glass company. Coming from a well-known New England family, she was born July 17, 1850 in Concord, Mass., the daughter of John D. and Caroline Matilda (Farrar) Wood.
After her education was completed at a Concord Seminary, the Wood family moved to Buffalo, N.Y. where she met and married William Ball December 22, 1890. Mrs. and Mrs. Ball lived there until they came to Muncie. She seldom traveled.
For 40 years, Mrs. Ball has been the chaplain of the Paul Revere Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has been active in the St. John's Universalist Church, where she was said to be the oldest member. Mrs. Ball was also a member of the Muncie Afternoon Club.
Following the death of Mr. Ball in 1921, she continued his philanthropies, though her kindness the Animal Shelter located at Fourteenth and Penn Streets was built in the early thirties for the Delaware County Humane Society. The shelter is under the jurisdiction of the city administration, and has been in continuous operation since its founding. In addition to her activities in the Universalist Church, Mrs. Ball was interested in all religious work, and her philanthropies extended to many churches of several denominations.
Surviving besides the son are two grandchildren, Mrs. Lucina Ball Eckerson of Wichita, Tex., and William Hudson Ball, Jr., now a student at Culver Military Academy, and one great-granddaughter, Miss Judith Eckerson.
Private services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home on Minnetrista Boulevard with the Rev. A.W. McDavitt, pastor of the St. John's Universalist Church, officiating. The casket will not be opened. Friends may call at the home after noon Sunday.
Mrs. Ball came to Muncie in 1896 when the Ball Brothers were organizing the glass company. Coming from a well-known New England family, she was born July 17, 1850 in Concord, Mass., the daughter of John D. and Caroline Matilda (Farrar) Wood.
After her education was completed at a Concord Seminary, the Wood family moved to Buffalo, N.Y. where she met and married William Ball December 22, 1890. Mrs. and Mrs. Ball lived there until they came to Muncie. She seldom traveled.
For 40 years, Mrs. Ball has been the chaplain of the Paul Revere Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has been active in the St. John's Universalist Church, where she was said to be the oldest member. Mrs. Ball was also a member of the Muncie Afternoon Club.
Following the death of Mr. Ball in 1921, she continued his philanthropies, though her kindness the Animal Shelter located at Fourteenth and Penn Streets was built in the early thirties for the Delaware County Humane Society. The shelter is under the jurisdiction of the city administration, and has been in continuous operation since its founding. In addition to her activities in the Universalist Church, Mrs. Ball was interested in all religious work, and her philanthropies extended to many churches of several denominations.
Surviving besides the son are two grandchildren, Mrs. Lucina Ball Eckerson of Wichita, Tex., and William Hudson Ball, Jr., now a student at Culver Military Academy, and one great-granddaughter, Miss Judith Eckerson.
Mrs. Emma Wood Ball, 93, widow of William C. Ball, one of the founders of the ball Brothers Company, and mother of William Hudson Ball, Sr., vice-president of the company, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at her home on Minnetrista Boulevard following an illness of two years. Her condition became critical Thursday.
Private services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home on Minnetrista Boulevard with the Rev. A.W. McDavitt, pastor of the St. John's Universalist Church, officiating. The casket will not be opened. Friends may call at the home after noon Sunday.
Mrs. Ball came to Muncie in 1896 when the Ball Brothers were organizing the glass company. Coming from a well-known New England family, she was born July 17, 1850 in Concord, Mass., the daughter of John D. and Caroline Matilda (Farrar) Wood.
After her education was completed at a Concord Seminary, the Wood family moved to Buffalo, N.Y. where she met and married William Ball December 22, 1890. Mrs. and Mrs. Ball lived there until they came to Muncie. She seldom traveled.
For 40 years, Mrs. Ball has been the chaplain of the Paul Revere Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has been active in the St. John's Universalist Church, where she was said to be the oldest member. Mrs. Ball was also a member of the Muncie Afternoon Club.
Following the death of Mr. Ball in 1921, she continued his philanthropies, though her kindness the Animal Shelter located at Fourteenth and Penn Streets was built in the early thirties for the Delaware County Humane Society. The shelter is under the jurisdiction of the city administration, and has been in continuous operation since its founding. In addition to her activities in the Universalist Church, Mrs. Ball was interested in all religious work, and her philanthropies extended to many churches of several denominations.
Surviving besides the son are two grandchildren, Mrs. Lucina Ball Eckerson of Wichita, Tex., and William Hudson Ball, Jr., now a student at Culver Military Academy, and one great-granddaughter, Miss Judith Eckerson.
Private services will be held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the home on Minnetrista Boulevard with the Rev. A.W. McDavitt, pastor of the St. John's Universalist Church, officiating. The casket will not be opened. Friends may call at the home after noon Sunday.
Mrs. Ball came to Muncie in 1896 when the Ball Brothers were organizing the glass company. Coming from a well-known New England family, she was born July 17, 1850 in Concord, Mass., the daughter of John D. and Caroline Matilda (Farrar) Wood.
After her education was completed at a Concord Seminary, the Wood family moved to Buffalo, N.Y. where she met and married William Ball December 22, 1890. Mrs. and Mrs. Ball lived there until they came to Muncie. She seldom traveled.
For 40 years, Mrs. Ball has been the chaplain of the Paul Revere Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and has been active in the St. John's Universalist Church, where she was said to be the oldest member. Mrs. Ball was also a member of the Muncie Afternoon Club.
Following the death of Mr. Ball in 1921, she continued his philanthropies, though her kindness the Animal Shelter located at Fourteenth and Penn Streets was built in the early thirties for the Delaware County Humane Society. The shelter is under the jurisdiction of the city administration, and has been in continuous operation since its founding. In addition to her activities in the Universalist Church, Mrs. Ball was interested in all religious work, and her philanthropies extended to many churches of several denominations.
Surviving besides the son are two grandchildren, Mrs. Lucina Ball Eckerson of Wichita, Tex., and William Hudson Ball, Jr., now a student at Culver Military Academy, and one great-granddaughter, Miss Judith Eckerson.
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