Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-12-23 | Page 10 | Mrs. Ball, Old Resident of Salt Lake, is Dead

MRS BALL OLD OW RESIDENT OF SALT LAKE IS DEAD Woman Who 10 Came Carne to City by Y Ox T Team in n 1 1862 G 2 Is s S Gone Mrs Emma Henderson Ball BaU pioneer of or and widow of or the late John P. P Ball died yesterday forenoon at nt the tho residence o of Mrs Am Amy Ball Davis W. W First South street t. t She Sho was So S years Jears old Fow women had been so well beloved beloved be be- loved in tho Third ward where she was fon fondly l known as Aunty Ball Accompanied b by h nor her Jr husband Mrs Ball entered Salt Lake Lako valley by bv ox- ox team In 1562 Shortly after acter his arrival Mr Ir Ball ll opened the Third Ward AVard Cooperative Cooperative Co Co- Co- Co operative store at Seventh SO South and State streets which remained a landmark land land- mark until it was replaced IJ by a 3 business bustness busi bust ness block ono one year ear ago ngo When hen Mr Ir Ball died lied in 1991 Mrs Ball continued tho the mercantile business which she sho operated successfully until her hel retirement retirement retire retire- ment five years ego ago Mrs Ball always alwa's had been a staunch member of or the Mormon lormon church Although Al Al- 1 though never having had children of or her own Mrs hs Ball was a faithful mother of or the children n of ot her husbands husband's hus- hus bands band's ind 5 family She is survived sur b by Phoebe Ball and family comprising comprising- Am Amy Ball Davis James II H. Ball I I. I IX D. Ball Hall all of Salt Lake a brother diaries Charles Henderson of North Alton AHon III and l Ly a niece Mary Gull GuU of Fillmore