The
Late Frank Ball of Tillsonburg
The death occurred
somewhat suddenly on Thursday evening, 4 Nov 1920 of Mr. Frank
Ball, Concession Street, a well known and highly respected
resident of Tillsonburg.
Deceased had not been in
robust health for some months past, but had been able to attend to
his daily duties. He had been working at Ingersoll for some time
past and the week previous to his death had been home for a couple
of days through illness.
He returned to Ingersoll
on Saturday, but after working a short time was obliged to quit
and was brought to his home the same day. He grew rapidly worse,
and despite every effort of physician and nurse, passed away
Thursday evening, of paralysis.
The funeral took place on
Sunday afternoon from his late residence to the town cemetery, and
was largely attended.
Rev. T. H. Bole conducted
the service at the house, while at the grave the beautiful and
impressive service of the Canadian Order of Foresters was
conducted by Bros. Harry Fairs and Oscar Wollstein, officers of
Court Lisgar, of which the deceased was a member. The pall-bearers
were Bros. L. Oatman, Chas. Ross, James Boughner, Jessie Fairs,
Fred Porter and Edgar Hicks.
The late Frank Ball, who
was in his 34th year, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ball and
was born in Courtland, the greater part of his life having been
spent around Guysboro. About 11 years ago he was married to Miss
Ella Weston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Weston of Guysboro, and
removed to Tillsonburg, where he had resided ever since.
He was an expert carpenter
and during the erection of the milk powder factory extension at
Brownsville, had charge of the carpenter work. Possessing a bright
and genial disposition he as popular with all his associates, and
his death will be sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends.
He is survived by his
widow and one daughter, aged nine years, and also by his mother,
Mrs. Thomas Berdan of Guysboro, who will have the sympathy of the
entire community in their hour of bereavement.
-- Tillsonburg News.
