Walter Ball

Walter Ball, 88, of Cleveland, passed away Monday, March 14, 2011 at his residence. He served in the U.S. Navy, 1942-1945, in the South Pacific to the Bering Sea. He was an active member of the First Lutheran Church for 59 years. He was also a member of the Valley View Ruritan Club. Mr. Ball was a retired superintendent of Dillard Smith Construction Company. He was also a 60 year member of the IBEW Local 175 and a lifelong cattle producer. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Lou Ella Wooten Ball; his wife, Elaine Ball; brothers, Jessie, Bill, Joe, Alvin and Ralph Ball; sisters, Nellie Ball and Essie Ball Cox and his infant son Walter F. Ball, Jr. He is survived by his children, Gary Ball and wife, Peggy and daughter Patricia (Patsy) Runion and husband, Titus, all of Cleveland; four grandchildren, Shelia Runion of Tampa, FL, Mark Runion and wife Deana of Cleveland, Timothy Runion of Los Angeles, CA, and Michelle Cross and husband Jeremy of Cleveland; four great grandchildren, Lillian, Dilan, Alyssa and Josalyn Cross; sisters, Ita Lacy of Cleveland and Anna Ball White of Lookout Mountain; sister-in-law, Kathryn Ball of Cleveland; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Fike Funeral Home with Pastor Robert Seaton officiating. Interment will follow at Cedar Springs Cemetery. Gene Cox, Jimmy Goins, John Foy, Ronnie Ball, Mark Runion and Timothy Runion will serve as pallbearers. The family requests that memorials be made to the First Lutheran Church, 195 McIntire St. NE, Cleveland, TN 37312. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Ball family guestbook at www.fikefh.com.