Grant Wesley Ball

1917 - 1976  (59 years)

• Name	Grant Wesley Ball  [1, 2]
  Born	14 Feb 1917	Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Sep 1976	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1, 2]
  Buried	Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan
  Notes	He was the best man at the wedding of Julia Crocker and Norman Armstrong. Cass City Chronicle Thursday, September 23, 1976 Page 1 Two killed in separate grinding auto crashes Two persons were killed and a third remained in critical condition following one of the bloodiest four days on Tuscola county roads in recent memory. Grant Wesley Ball, 59, of 6806 E. Cass City Road, became the county's seventeenth traffic fatality of 1976 Saturday night when he died from multiple injuries suffered in a car-truck crash at the intersection of Mushroom and Crawford Roads late Thursday evening. Caro State Police reported Ball was northbound on Crawford Road when his pickup was struck in the driver's side by a car driven by Josephine OLEWSKI, 68, of Decker?.Police said Ball apparently did not stop for the intersection?the force of the crash threw both vehicles into a field?.Ball was taken to Hills and Dales General Hospital reportedly suffering from a punctured lung and several broken ribs. He remained in critical condition until Saturday night when an attempt was made to transfer him to a Saginaw hospital. Ball reportedly died shortly after 9 p.m. en route. Mrs. Olewski was listed in satisfactory condition at Marlette Community Hospital. The accident took place at 4:15 p.m. Grant Wesley Ball was born February 4, 1917, in Elkland township, son of the late John and Maggie Pitcher BALL. He married Miss Laura CROCKER, July 15, 1938, in Cass City. He was a co-owner and president of Hunt Construction Company of Cass City, and was a member of the Michigan Road Builders Association. He was also a member of Salem United Methodist church and chairman of the Pastor Parish Board. He was a member of the Gavel Club. He was also a former Evergreen township trustee. Survivors included his widow: two sons, Wesley of Reese and Donald of Cass City; and three grandchildren. Funeral services were scheduled Wednesday afternoon from Little's Funeral Home with Rev. Eldred Kelley, pastor of Salem United Methodist church, officiating. Burial was in Elkland cemetery.
  Person ID	I5338	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Laura Molly Crocker,   b. 24 Aug 1917, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan ,   d. 2 Jan 2006, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  (Age 88 years)
  Married	15 Jul 1938	Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan   [1]
  	Volume 23 of the Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, dated September 7, 1963, noted that Mr. and Mrs. Grant Ball (Laura Crocker) were given a surprise party in their home by the E. U. B. "Golden Rule" Sunday School Class July 15 in honor of their silver wedding anniversary.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Last Modified	21 May 2010
  Family ID	F2716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Feb 1917 - Elkland Township, Tuscola County, Michigan Married - 15 Jul 1938 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Died - 18 Sep 1976 - Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan Buried - - Elkland Township Cemetery, Cass City, Tuscola County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S492] Peck, Edward Arthur THE TEN BENKELMANS WHO EMIGRATED TO AMERICA Ca. 1850s AND CERTAIN OF THEIR DESCENDANTS, 1982. [S653] Cass City Chronicle, P.O. Box 115, Cass City, Michigan 48726, Published continously since 1899, archived from 1899 through 2005 at http://newspapers.rawson.lib.mi.us/chronicle/, Thursday, September 23, 1976 (Reliability: 3).