Ball, William Ralph ‘Bill’ husband of Mona Jean (Fisher)
Burial Date: 2013, 02/18 Age: 67 Lot: 959 C
STERLING – Bill Ball, 67, died Feb. 13, 2013, East of Sterling, Kan. He was born May 21, 1945, in Sterling, the son of Ralph and Charlotte Tippin Ball.
A lifetime Sterling resident, he graduated from Sterling High School in 1963, and Sterling College in 1967, where he received his teaching degree. He was a farmer/rancher and former Alden High School Teacher and Coach. His memberships included: United Presbyterian Church, Past President of the Farmers Coop Union Board, former First National Bank Board member, Sterling Literary Club, and received the Kansas Master Farmer Award in 2009.
On Oct. 17, 1964, he married Mona Fisher in Sterling. Survivors include: his wife, Mona of the home; two sons, Monte Ball and fiancé Carrie, Brian and Becky Ball and daughter, Tami and Steve Hosman, all of Sterling; sister, Charlene and Willis Wilson of Kansas City, Mo.; grandchildren, Andy and Jestina Ball, Brayden Hosman, Conan and Courtney Ball, Brandon and Lauren Frederick. His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18, 2013, at the United Presbyterian Church, Sterling, with Reverend Seth Svaty officiating. Burial will be in the Sterling Community Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. with family present Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013, at Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling. Memorials may be made to United Presbyterian Church, Rice County 4-H or Sterling College Football, all in care of Birzer Funeral Home, Sterling.
Bill’s body transported to the cemetery.
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