OBIT: William Ball, Jr., 1985, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  BALL
  
  William Ball Jr., 73, 636 Vine St., Greensburg, died Nov. 5, 1985, in
  Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg.  Born June 28, 1912, in Boswell, son of
  late William and Jane (Jamison) Ball.  Survived by wife, former Ruth
  Walter; son, John W., Suitland, Md.; two daughters, Mrs. Russell (Linda)
  Bahneman, Delmont, Pa.; and Mrs. Bernard (Judy) Gibson, Boswell; five
  grandchildren; and three sisters: Mrs. Isabel Holsopple and Mrs. George
  (Catherine) Sadowsky, both of Boswell; and Mrs. Alfred (Jane) Landis,
  Towson, Md.  Member of Church of the Brethren of Southwest Greensburg. 
  Veteran of World War II, having served in U.S. Navy, Member of American
  Legion Post of Boswell.  Prior to retirement, employed by Gibson Electric
  Co., Delmont, Pa.  Part-owner of B&W Hardware, Boswell and former operator
  of Sliding Rock Golf Course, Boswell.  Friends received 7-9 p.m. Wednesday
  and 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at Barnhart Funeral Home, 505 E. Pittsburgh
  St., Greensburg, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, the Rev.
  James V. D'Amico officiating.  Entombment, Twin Valley Memorial Park,
  Delmont.
  
  Daily American, November 6, 1985
  
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