Obit on Mary Ella Ball found in my grandmother's belongings. (She was Corillia Ann (ROSS) HOWARD of Granby.) Please note: I noticed some discrepancies in the way a few names were spelled but will type them here as they appear in the article. Mrs. Mary (Ella) Ball passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Raymond Callaway, in Bolivar, MO, Sunday at 4:30 pm after a short illness. She was a lifelong resident of southwest Missouri, being born on a farm west of Sarcoxie, Missouri and later moved to Sarcoxie with her parents, where she lived until united in marriage to Caleb Ball in 1895, after which she made her home in Granby where she lived until quite recently. To this union three sons and one daughter were born: Ward C Ball, Harold A Ball, Edwin T Ball and Mrs. R C Calloway, all of whom survive. She also mothered five stepchildren consisting of three boys and two girls to manhood and womanhood of which Harry W Ball, Mrs. Mary Woodcock and Mrs. Nell Marcus survive. Three sisters also survive, Mrs. Bill Smith of Joplin, Mrs. Laura Miller of Sapulpa, OK and Mrs. Cordelia Ward of St. Louis. Thirteen grand children, nine great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive. Mrs. Ball was a member of the Granby Methodist Church and was very active in her church with Ivy Rebekah Lodge until going to make her home with her duaghter, Mrs. Rayma Callaway in Bolivar about three years ago. Funeral services were held at 2:30 pm Tuesday at the Granby Methodist Church. The body lay in state from the time of arrival from the home until the funeral hour of 2:30 o'clock. Funeral services were conducted by the Granby pastor, the Rev. G W Wheat. Mrs. A G Prisster of Bolivar sang two songs accompanied by Miss Imogene Engle also of Bolivar. Acting as pallbearers were T D Breedlove, H L Wood, Ray Mathis, Enos Darnell, Jack Allen and Frank Nichols. Honorary were J W Langley, B F Davis, A L Stedman, John Spangle, C M Breedlove. Burial was in Granby's IOOF cemetery under direction of Ervin and Blue Funeral Home of Bolivar. A wonderful Mother, Devoted Christian, And the Methodist Church of Granby mourns her loss. *********** Hope this helps in some way... Deb Vancouver