- Collection:
- Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection
- Title:
- Celebration of Life for Hue Van Ball, Sunrise May 21, 1952, Sunset August 2, 2016, Saturday, August 6, 2016, 1:00 PM, Thankful Baptist Church, 308 North Church Street, Piedmont, Alabama 36272, Dr. Charlie Parker, Pastor, Officiating
- Contributor to Resource:
- African-American Historical and Genealogical Society (Washington, D.C.). Metro Atlanta Chapter
Wesley Chapel Genealogy Group - Date of Original:
- 2016-08-06
- Subject:
- African American men--Alabama--Piedmont--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--Alabama--Piedmont--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--Alabama--Piedmont---History--20th century
Funeral service--Alabama--Piedmont--History--20th century
Mourning customs--Alabama--Piedmont--History--20th century
African Americans--Alabama--Piedmont--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Alabama, Calhoun County, Piedmont, 33.92455, -85.61135
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents)
records (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Funeral program for Hue Van Ball. Birth date: May 21, 1952. Death date: August 2, 2016. Funeral date: August 6, 2016. Church: Thankful Baptist Church (Piedmont, Ala.). The Atlanta Funeral Programs Collection is a project of the Digital Library of Georgia in association with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History as part of Georgia HomePLACE. The project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:aarl_afpc_ballhuevan20160806
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:aarl_afpc_ballhuevan20160806
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Auburn Avenue Research Library on African-American Culture and History
- Rights:
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CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR
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We sincerely appreciate all of the cards, telephone calls, visits, emails, text messages, flowers, prayers, and other courtesies expressed during this time of bereavement and profound sadness. It is our hope and deepest prayer that God in his infinite wisdom, love, and grace will grant you the gift of peace that surpasses all understanding in the days to come.
A special acknowledgement is extended for the kindness and support provided to the late Van Hue Ball during his illness by the following fraternity brothers: Arn St. Cyre, Michael Williams and Robert Eason.
Sunrise May 21,1952
Sunset August 2, 2016
Saturday, August 6, 2016 1:00PM
THANKFUL BAPTIST CHURCH
308 North Church Street Piedmont, Alabama 36272
Dr. Charlie Parker, Pastor Officiating
Hue Van Ball transitioned to his new heavenly home on Tuesday, August 2, 2016. He died peacefully surrounded by his family. Van was born on May 21, 1952 to the late Sam and Mable Ball of Piedmont, Alabama. He was the thirteenth child born to this union. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, three brothers- Hubert, James Howard and Aaron Ball, four sisters - Glenda Kaye, Mable Faye, Mildred and Nevelyn Ball.
Van graduated from Piedmont High School in 1970 and attended Morehouse College. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in Ma 1974. While matriculating at Morehouse, he joined Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. At Morehouse College (Chi Chapter), he was dean of pledges and treasurer. He activated Gamma Theta Chapter and got it chartered at the Interdenominational Theological Center. Brother Ball was a member of Lambda Sigma Chapter for almost 40 years and a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity for 44 years. He was an active and financial member all of those years. As an alumni member, he was a Life Member and a member of the honor group, Outstanding Sigmas of the Southern Region. He served as the group's treasurer and was the first Georgia State Coordinator of the Fraternity's program with the March of Dimes. He was the State of Georgia First Vice Director and State Director on two occasions.. He was also one of the co-founders of the Joint Georgia State Sigma Zeta Conference.
While working with the Fulton Count Juvenile Correction and Child Treatment Cente_r, he met and married Mary Ball and celebrated 20 years of marriage.
He leaves to cherish his memory, his loving wife, Mary Ball; his granddaughter, Gabrielle Miller; four bonus children, Kimberly Miller, LuWana McVayConway (Deon), Cleon Miller (Jennifer), and Brian Swanson; five siblings, Imagine Stitts, Piedmont, Alabama, Evelyn Norman, Atlanta, Georgia, Samuel Walker (Johnnie Mae), Atlanta, Georgia, Walter Frank, Westbury, New York, and Robert Lee Ball, Piedmont, Alabama; five sisters-in-law, Phyllis Cooper, Atlanta, Georgia, Dinah Wilson, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Lisa Shumate, Diane Lee, and Donna McGowen, Detroit, Michigan; ten grandchildren; one aunt, Henrietta Alexander, Meadville, Pennsylvania; childhood friends, Bobby Spear and Miles Palmore; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
nAnd God shall wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will be no more death or sorrow ofcrying or pain. All these things are gone forever;..." Revelation 21:4
MUSICAL PRELUDE
PROCESSIONAL ........................................................ Clergy, Family and Friends
N ...................................................................................... Brandon Brown
SCRlfTURE READING:
0 a Testament ........................................................................... Michael Brown
New Testament........................................................... Pastor Morvin Shumate
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SOLO..................................................................................................Brandon Brown
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REFLECTIONS (Two mi~}I(es, please)
OBITUARY (Read Silently)
WORDS OF COMF.ORT ..........................................................Elder Sandra Brown
EULOGY........................................................................... Pastor Dr. Charlie Parker
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...................Carl M. Williams Funeral Directors Staff
BENEDICTION
RECESSIONAL