Gloria Jean Ball

Gloria Jean Ball, 80, of Arbyrd, Mo., widow of Billy Joe Ball, passed from this life Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, at the Heritage Nursing Center in Kennett, Mo. Born in Leachville, she was the daughter of the late David Porter and Alice Missouri Pruitt Gibson and was raised in the Paulding community. A lifelong area resident, she retired from Tenneco Manufacturing in Paragould and was a member of the former Silverdale Baptist Church and later the First Baptist Church in Senath. She enjoyed fishing, bowling, attending church, canning, cooking, and spending time with her grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death by a brother and six sisters.

Survivors include two sons, David Ball (Connie) of Cardwell, Mo., and Wade Ball (Sandra) of Manila; two daughters, Alice Jackson and Donna Sue Ball, both of Paragould; two brothers, Marion Gibson (Jackie) of Cardwell and Jimmy Gibson (Joni) of Durand, Mich.; two sisters, Jerry Hutton of Paragould and Judy Pidgeon (John) of Flint, Mich. She also leaves seven grandchildren, Tabitha, Stacy, Constance, Mylo, Bobby, Everett, and Joshua, and 17 great-grandchildren.

Graveside funeral service will be 2 p.m. Monday in the Cardwell Cemetery with Rev. Denny Brown officiating. Serving as pallbearers will be Mylo Ball, Bobby Ball, Everett Ball, Joshua Ball, Jacob Damon, Ashton Damon and Justin Jackson. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.HowardFuneralService.com.