Ball, Estelle

Estelle Dean Ball, age 86, of Lumberton, NC died on Monday, May 09, 2011 at the Golden Living Center in Lumberton. She was born in Harnett County, NC on August 10, 1924 to the late Floyd and Lucinda Baker Dean. She was a homemaker. Along with her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank James Ball; two daughters, Patsy Ball Pittman and Martha Ball Woodell; and a grandson, Robert Edward Woodell. Mrs. Ball is survived by a son, James Allen Ball, Sr. and wife Sandra of Fayetteville, NC; a daughter, Elma Ball Jackson and husband Ronnie of Concord, NC; one brother, Rex Dean of Raleigh, NC; and two sisters, Margaret Johnson of Dunn, NC and Joann Phillips of Fuquay-Varina, NC; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the Full Gospel Tabernacle with Rev. George Conner officiating. Burial will follow in the Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Lumberton. Visitation will be on Thursday, May 12, 2011 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E. 5th Street in Lumberton. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, 104 S. Carolina Avenue, Lumberton, NC 28358.