Betty Jean Ball

Betty Jean Ball, 91, passed away on June 16, 2024. She was born in Chouteau, Oklahoma, on October 25, 1932, to William Clifford Graves and Carrie Lou (Hanna) Graves. Betty worked as a cook at Kansas Public Schools for over 10 years. She was also a stay-at-home mother and took care of her farm with her husband, Johnnie. Betty was very hardworking and self-sufficient. If she saw something that needed to be done, she didn’t hesitate to do it, whether that meant changing the oil in her car or repairing bulldozers at her husband’s bulldozing business. Betty loved to attend church at Gospel Lighthouse in Kansas, OK. She also enjoyed attending her grandchildren’s ball games, listening to country and gospel music, or listening to her son-in-law play music at different community events. But most of all, she loved to spend time with family, especially at their family get-togethers. Betty was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, and friend whose memory will forever live on in the hearts of those who loved her. She is preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Johnnie H. Ball; daughter, Linda Jean Ball; son, Johnnie Dewayne Ball; grandson, Clayton Andrews; brothers, Everett Graves and Rudell Graves; and sisters, Blanchie O’Leary, and Ethelene Baumgardner. She is survived by her daughters, Anita Andrews (Sam) of Kansas, OK, Cheryl Hughes (Gayle) of Colcord, OK, Martha Tye (Mike) of Kansas, OK, and Betty Beck (Don) of Kansas, OK; nine grandchildren, Crystal Sroufe (John) of Colcord, OK, Jeff Andrews (Carrie) of Rose, OK, Jason Hughes (Julie) of Salina, OK, Gayla Hughes Wiggins (Brian) of Colcord, OK, Sara Graham (Austin) of Kansas, OK, Derrick Tye (Nicole) of Kansas, OK, Sandra Snell of Kansas, OK, Ashley Snell (Josh) of Kansas, OK, and Levi Beck (Molly) of Kansas, OK; Twenty great-grandchildren, Justin Sroufe (Haleigh) of Colcord, OK, Tyler Andrews (McKenna) of Rose, OK, Wyatt Andrews of Kansas, OK, Lane Andrews of Kansas, OK, Tre' Andrews (Katie) of Kansas, OK, Trevor Hughes (Hannah) of Westville, OK, Matti Davis (Weston) of Salina, OK, Jacie Hughes of Salina, OK, Colton Carter (Micah) of Cassville, MO, Caid Hughes of Colcord, OK, Avery Graham of Kansas, OK, Aiden Graham of Kansas, OK, Emalyn Tye of Kansas, OK, Brynlee Tye of Kansas, OK, Shayley Jones of Kansas, OK, Preston Taylor of Kansas, OK, Elias Cochran of Kansas, OK, Maddison Rose of Kansas, OK, Karleigh Beck of Kansas, OK, and Layne Beck of Kansas, OK; eleven great-great-grandchildren, Tesslee Sroufe of Colcord, OK, Jhettson Sroufe of Colcord, OK, Garret Andrews of Rose, OK, Cory Andrews of Rose, OK, Layton Kite of Kansas, OK, Tripp Andrews of Kansas, OK, Logan Hughes of Westville, OK, Parker Hughes of Westville, OK, Brielle Carter of Cassville, MO, Blakeleigh Carter of Cassville, MO, and Paisley Carter of Cassville, MO; brother, Rusty Graves of Bernice, OK; sisters, Helen Bradley of Columbus, SC, and Carolyn Hough of Wagoner, OK; sister-in-law, Dorothy Paulk (Bill) of Moore, OK; and several cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. A celebration of life, officiated by Pastor Sam Andrews, will be held at Gospel Lighthouse Church on Sunday, June 30, 2024, at 2 p.m.

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Betty Jean Ball

October 25, 1932 - June 16, 2024