Ball 60th

BALL 60th

Jim and Pat Ball recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a potluck reception held at the Brookings (Ore.) Church. It was an extra special time as all their children and grandchildren gathered the week prior to enjoy time together and fun trips to nearby beaches and rivers.

James Ball married Patricia Chase on March 23, 1957, in Elmira, N.Y. Thirty-five years of work with the Adventist Church took Jim and Pat to several states in the country and around the world as missionaries in Sierra Leone and Ghana. Jim served in various roles including singing evangelist, guidance counselor, teacher and pastor. Following in Jim and Pat’s footsteps their family are all active members in the church which brings the couple great joy.

Formal retirement came in 1997 with the couple settling in Brookings. They have stayed involved in the local church post retirement and the congregation is blessed with their ministry in music and yearly holiday programs.

The Ball family includes Cheryl (Ball) Nelson of Bellingham, Wash.; Diana (Ball) Cefalo of Tracy, Calif.; James T. Ball of St. Paul, Minn.; Becky (Ball) Asbury of Abingdon, Va.; and 7 grandchildren.