Monday, October 20th, 2014
Nancy Ball
Nancy Ball, 78, Portland, Ind., passed away Oct. 18, 2014, at Chalet Village, Berne, Ind.
She was born Feb. 9, 1936, in Bryant, Ind., to Mahlon and Eva Gibson Houser. Her mother survives in Berne. On April 16, 1967, she married Clifford Ball, who died April 3, 2012.
Also surviving are two stepsons, Clifford J. (Sharon) Ball, Celina, and David L. Ball, Dunedin, Fla.; two stepdaughters, Susan (Steven) Dietz, Logan, and Lee Ann (Alan) Sigler, Logan; seven stepgrandchildren; and six stepgreat-grandchildren.
She was a graduate of Bryant High School and Ball State University. She was a first-grade teacher and taught in Geneva, Ind., and St. Marys before retiring in 1988.
Services are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Portland, Ind., Pastors Robert Abner and Mark Strietelmeier officiating. Burial will follow in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Bryant.
Calling is 4-7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bryant.
Condolences may be sent to www.bairdfreeman.com.
