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"Melvin Ball Obituary &lt;p&gt;Melvin &quot;Gene&quot; Ball, age 93, of Brookfield, died Wednesday, November 29, 2017, at Life Care Center in Brookfield. A funeral service will be Monday, December 4, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home in Brookfield. Burial will be in Park Lawn Cemetery in Brookfield. Visitation will be Sunday, December 3, 2017, from 5:00 until 7:00 in the evening. Memorials to Freedom Baptist Church or Animal Shelter of Linn County may be left at or mailed to Wright-Baker-Hill Funeral Home, P.O. Box 496, Brookfield, MO 64628. Melvin Eugene, son of E. D. and Frances (Delaney) Ball, was born January 7, 1924 in Brookfield. On February 10, 1947, he married Maxine Stone. Gene was a US Army Veteran of World War II. He served with the 273rd Field Artillery in Europe and the Battle of the Bulge, earning a Bronze Star. He worked as a Brakeman and Conductor for the Burlington Northern Railroad for 40 years, retiring in 1985. He was a member of the United Transportation Union Association. He was also a member of the Freedom Baptist Church in Brookfield. Survivors include his wife, Maxine of the home; three children, Ron Ball and wife, Eileen of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Gary Ball and wife, Cheryl of Brookfield, and Kay Peters and husband, Buddy of Fort Smith, Arkansas; eight grandchildren, Matthew Ball and wife, Jenny, John Ball and wife, Jen, Joanna Harbaugh and husband, Gus, and Juli Wesselman and husband, Tim all of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mark Ball and wife, Ashlyne of Katy, Texas, Brandi Johnson and husband, Rob of St. Louis, Jake Ball of Bonner Springs, Kansas, and Kyle Peters of Fort Smith, Arkansas; three step-grandchildren, Ethan, Blane, and John Walgren all of Brookfield; 12 great-grandchildren, Jonah, Jade, Jessi, Jaxson, Rivers, Stryder, and Arias Ball, Troy, Trinity, and Trystan Harbaugh, Lucas Wesselman, and Liam Ball-Kuehnle; nieces, nephews, and other relatives; special friend, John Smith: special friend, Carmen Buchanan; and his Life Care Family. His parents; one son, Donald Ball; two brothers, J.D. Ball and Marvin Ball; and one sister, Nellie Bivens, preceded him in death. &lt;p&gt;                 Services    You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Melvin &quot;Gene&quot; Ball  Plant a tree in memory of Melvin"
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