William Charles “Billy” Ball, 58, of Fitzgerald, Georgia, died Monday, March 6, 2023, at his residence.
Funeral services will be held 2 PM, Friday, March 10, 2023, at The Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Fitzgerald, with Pastor Craig Snyder officiating. Private interment will follow in the Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr. Ball was born October 6, 1964, in Ben Hill County, Georgia, to Linda Elaine Helms Ball & the late Melvin Clark Ball. He was a 1982 graduate of Fitzgerald High School and a former employee of Custom Profile working in production and quality control. Mr. Ball worked at Our Daily Bread, loved being a pit crew member for Jeff Mason and Jakie Ethridge at the Cordele Speedway, and watching the Atlanta Braves. He dearly loved spending time with his grandchildren and was a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church.
He is survived by his three sons: William Chad Ball, Wesley Corey & Amanda Ball and Christopher Shea & Alexis Ball, all of Fitzgerald; two grandchildren: Layton Wade Ball and Emberlyn Haze Ball; his mother, Linda Helms Ball of Fitzgerald; two sisters: Carol Denise Ball of Fitzgerald and Janet Lynne Shewman of Columbus; two uncles, William Gerald Ball and Micky Helms; and an aunt, Sherry Ball. Several cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.