HELEN BALL

Helen V. (King) Ball, 89, Seneca, MO passed into eternal rest 11:10 PM, Thursday, January 24, 2013 after an illness.    Helen Violet King was born September 5, 1923 in Reeds Spring, MO  the daughter of James E. King and Macie Lucile (Creamer) King.  Helen formerly owned and operated, Juniors Service and Package Store rural Seneca.    Helen V. King married Ashley D. Ball Jr. in 1941 and he preceded her in death in 1991.    Survivors include her children, Marvin Ball and wife Darlene, Alma, Ark, Terry Wayne Ball and wife Kathleen, Wyandotte, Pamela Hembree and husband Raymond, Spring City, MO and Ashley Randall Ball, Wyandotte, OK; brothers Max King, Seneca and Jackie King, Caney, KS and sister, Reba Martin, Seneca, MO; 17 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.    Helen was also preceded in death by her parents, brothers Jimmy King and Joe King and sister Louise King; sons Edwin D. Ball and Gary D. Ball and one granddaughter.    Graveside services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January, 28, 2013 at the Seneca Cemetery, West Seneca, OK.    The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM, Sunday, January 27, 2013 at the Campbell-Biddlecome Funeral Home, Seneca, MO.