COATS, NC – Mrs. Dorothy Louise Ball, age 93, of Coats passed away on Tuesday, December 19th, 2023 at UNC Johnston Healthcare in Smithfield. A funeral service was held December 22nd, 2023 at Rose and Graham Funeral Chapel in Benson. Officiating was Pastor Eddie White. A private burial will be held at the convenience of her family in Southwick Cemetery, Southwick MA. Southwick Forastiere Funeral Home, Southwick has been entrusted with local arrangements and for online condolences please visit www.forastiere.com.
Mrs. Ball was born on July 12th, 1930 in Hampden County, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blakesley. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John T. Ball, Sr.; son, John T. Ball, Jr.; and her sisters. Prior to retirement, she was employed by Jones Market in Southwick. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend.
She is survived by her son, Joe Ball and wife, Karen; daughter-in-law, Debbie Ball; grandchildren, Jodie Gaugh and husband, Michael, Jamie Ball and wife, Shannon, David Ball and wife, Terri, and Danny Ball and wife, Jennifer; great-grandchildren, Alex Gaugh, Sam Gaugh, Lily Gaugh, Jill Gaugh, Joey Ball, Madison Nees, Stephanie Akhtar, and Matthew Heckman; five great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
