Joyce Marie Ball, 78, of Greenville passed away December 2, 2013 at her home.
Services will be held at 2:00 PM Thursday at Salem-Kinser United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Shaddox officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home.
Born July 9, 1935 in Shelbyville, Indiana, Joyce was the daughter of Ralph Harold and Ruth Elizabeth (Stanley) Kelley. On August 8, 1953 in Carrollton, Kentucky, she married Stanley T. Ball. She was a retired school teacher for the Greenville Independent School District. She received her masters in education from East Texas State University. She was a member of Salem-Kinser United Methodist Church.
Her survivors include her daughter Kelley Owens and son-in-law Jerry Owens of Royse City; son Russell Ball and daughter-in-law Suk Ball of Anchorage, Alaska; son Michael Ball and daughter-in-law Tina Ball of Greenville; and son Jon Ball of Greenville; sister Carolyn McNeil and brother-in-law Steve McNeil; grandchildren Abigail Todd and husband Jacob, Cassidy Ball, Jacob Ball, Rikki Stillman, Jamie Evans, and Crystal Evans; and great-grandchildren Tae Evans and Adena Stillman.
She was preceded in death by her spouse, parents, and a brother Richard Kelley.
Pallbearers will be Russell Ball, Michael Ball, Jon Ball, Jerry Owens, Jacob Ball, Jacob Todd and Myron McDaniel and Larry Stovall will be an honorary pallbearer.
The family requests memorials be made to the Salem-Kinser United Methodist Church or the American Cancer Society.