Obit., mid-Missouri newspaper, 1976: " Albert Wesley (Ted) Ball of Bonnots Mill died at Veteran's Hospital in Columbia May 17 (1976) after a 6-month illness. He was 68 years old. Born October 30, 1907, he was the son of William Thomas and Dora Florence Nichols Ball. On Nov. 8, 1948, he was married to Pearl V. Valentine. She died in 1962 at Des Moines, Iowa. Survivors include: three brothers, George Ball, Bonnots Mill; Wm. Ray Ball, Hannibal; and Robert Ball, Kansas City; six sisters, Mrs. Rita Groves, Tulsa, Okla.; Miss Mary and Miss Violet Ball, Bonnots Mill; Mrs. Flora Smith, Linn; Mrs. Nellie Smith, Jefferson City; and Mrs. Anna Bell Lietzow, Sedalia. Funeral services were held today (Wednesday) at Morton's Chapel in Linn with Rev. Charles Miller officiating. Burial will be tomorrow at Highland Memorial Gardens in Des Moines, Iowa."