Marietta Ball, 88, formerly of Xenia, passed away Wednesday, February 14, 2024, at Sycamorespring Skilled Nursing and Rehab, Miamisburg. She was born August 22, 1935 in Neon, Kentucky, the daughter of Ewen E. and Wilma Adams Crase.

She was preceded in death, on January 6, 1999, by her husband of 43 years, Mont William Ball, by her companion John Engle on June 6, 2006, by her two sisters Selma Cantrell and Linda Crase, her brother William Ewen Crase, and nephew Bobby Crase.

She is survived by son and daughter-in-law, Christopher Ewen and Linda Ball of Lake Orion, Michigan, grandsons Christopher William Ball (Tamara) of Kettering, Ohio and Jesse Ray Ball of Kettering, Ohio, and great-grandchildren EJ Ball, Elias Mont Ball, and Fiona Josephine Ball of Kettering, Ohio, her brother and sister-in-law, Tom and Rosalinda Crase of Marathon, Texas and sister-in-law Doris Crase of Berea, Kentucky, and niece and nephews Wilma DeLong, Mike Cantrell, and Michael Crase, and many close friends.

A retired Xenia teacher, she was a writer with two published novels (Horses Can See in the Dark, Which of a Wind) and several published stories and poems. A Celebration of Marietta's life will be held from 2-4pm Saturday, February 24, at Neeld Funeral Home, 1276 N. Detroit St, Xenia. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Doctors Without Borders, 40 Rector St. 16th Floor, New York, NY, 100006, doctorswithoutborders.org, or to Ohio's Hospice of Dayton, 324 Wilmington Ave., Dayton, OH, 45420, in her memory. Condolences may be made to the family at www.NeeldFuneralHome.com.

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