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Show rank Horace Ball, Civil War Veteran, Laid at Rest grocery business, in the lunmber business with Taylor Romney and Armstrong and also in mining. 'He moved to Pleasant Grove about ' 25 years ago and has since re- sided here on a little farm a mile ; north of the city. He was converted con-verted to the principles of the L. D. S. faith but was never baptized. While in Salt Lake he was a member of the volunteer Fire department. de-partment. Four members of that department attended his funeral. n teral services were held Wed-e Wed-e y afternoon at 2 o'clock p.m. e Manila ward church over '" ;mains of Frank Horace Ball, , War Veteran, Counselor H V. son conducting the services. ), "Abide With Me" was sung S iggie Roundy and the invocat-' invocat-' as given by C. L. Warnick. sketch of the life of the de- ! was read by Bishop L. M. d and a duet, "Whispering -, was rendered by Maurine Beatrice Monson. W. A. Card-El Card-El f Salt Lake, representing the rd;ri.er Fire Department, of it. Mr. Ball was a member, gave thj , on his association with Mr. )ve : Jfoalk was then given by past Commander of the American George S. Baliff of Provo. vas followed by a solo, "The JRWithout a Stain" sung by Monson. ident W. W. Warnick sketch-ven sketch-ven -.ditions in our country at the the of the Civil War and paid l u to Mr. Ball's patriotism. ; 6::op -Burton H. Adams told of spots of the war as told to him 1 of . Ball. 'ill Udent S. L. Chipman said that 3rpo:he saw the beautiful flag m tig the casket the thought of o'clo.t flag stood for came to his pose Every American should on s with uncovered head when rtic'.ag is displayed. The closing and 'Shall We Meet Beyond the :ad i was sung by a mixed quar-V quar-V follows: Ray Pulley, Maur-thenson, Maur-thenson, Beatrice Monson and tiotii Atwood. The benediction e ionounced by Arza Adams, le p:ment was in the American ;50.K3emetery where a complete Fhty funeral was conducted by .00) ."rs of the American Legion id oi'o. 13 of Provo. -y 0OGRAPHICAL SKETCH CjJclin Horace Ball was born h Lee, Sheffield Co. Massa-! 3, on September 20, 1847.' MAf,her, John Horace Ball, was! widower when Frank was ' uafjt years ol age. His father umaU again and the step-mother ank did not get along. He me when 8. years of age. the Civil War broke out Mr. as 13 years old. He joined ny as boot black for the offi-id offi-id later participated in fight-two fight-two and one half years. His ... learning that Frank had JUlthe army, demanded his rend re-nd he was taken home. He rt, remain home long on ac-ll)f ac-ll)f the unfavorable conditions aln enlisted at the age of 16 2 irtillery man in Company E, 5 ' York Idivision under the f William' Abbott, assuming me so as to keep his identity Js father, fearing that his would again take him out of. vice. During his second en-j t he' engaged in several of xrtant battles of the war. ' 1 aok in the peninsular cam- CH embracing the following bat-. tietam, Battle of the Wild-1 , , Second battle of Bull Run , k ter took part in the Battle j : Ivesburg, the closing battle of' tailor- went through all. of .dships incident to the war. 1V0 one occasion, after a severe of t!, he with other companions v? ithering up the dead, when the enemy, not knowing e white flag had beenhoistr 3 J'O'ick Mr. Ball on the head C'S bayonet breaking his skull .j 0&ctically severing bis scalp. 1 lrade immediately shot, and Wilis assailant. On another plvfi. while engaged in battle, , , she. in the side and left! field for dead. j 11101 b close of the war in 1876 he fill 1 home, to his father who ;n .living in Buffalo, New They went into the business lng barrels. After he had le money he had saved- dur-J- fi war, his step-mother be-spr;lsagreeable be-spr;lsagreeable so he left home. ' his father good-bye he 0 Great Barrington, Mass. . He moved from time to )t .rially deciding to go to Call-.' cured a Job at the stock x Hampton, Wyoming. Lat-ras Lat-ras engaged as tender of a j fivcattle enroute to California. ,un stopped at Ogden, and Pr0 a desire to see the head- tl'li of the Mormon church he to go to Salt Lake, while tie were being rested. On J he met George Chrisman, AP man, who asked him to Utah for a while and herd or him. While in Salt Lake ime acquainted with the fam-Amasa fam-Amasa Gleason with whom jt;J3 for a number of years. On 7, 1907, he married Dora 1 Bremian, a widow with two 5, and decided to make Utah ne. He was engaged in the |