Doyne Read "D.R." Ball, Sr., of Little Rock, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2007. A U. S. Navy veteran of World War II, he retired from the Little Rock Police Department and then worked as a baliff for the Pulaski County Courts. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, the Westwood Masonic Lodge and the Church of Christ.
He is survived by his wife, Sue Ball; daughters, Vicky Edmonds, Susan Magness, Gloria Hurst and Missy Nesterenko; brother, Dayle Ball; sister, Melva Wallace; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were his parents, Ottis and Eulerah Read Ball; his son, Doyne R. Ball, Jr. and daughter, Sheila Kelley.
There will be visitation on Friday, February 2, from 6-8 p.m., at Little Rock Funeral Home, 8801 Knoedl Ct. (NW corner I-630 and Barrow Rd.), Little Rock. Funeral service will be Saturday, February 3 at 10:00 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by burial at 2:00 p.m. that afternoon at Russell Cemetery in Belleville, Arkansas. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimers Association, 10411 W. Markham St., Little Rock, AR 72211.
Arrangements by Little Rock Funeral Home (501)224-2200.