John Ball

A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER TO MARAGARET, LETTY, ALICE, ADAM, DENISE, GREN, JOHN & DEB. A GRANDFATHER AND GREAT GRANDFATHER. HE WAS BORN ON THE PENSNETT ESTATE AND WORKED FOR DUDLEY COUNCIL FOR MANY YEARS. THE DAY THE ANGELS CAME CALLING FOR YOU WAS THE DAY OUR WORLDS FELL APART. YOU WERE TAKEN WITH YOUR'E FAMILY ALL AROUND YOU ASKING WHY HE HAD TO TAKE YOU NOW. WE SAT BESIDE YOUR BEDSIDE WIPING YOUR WEARY BROW,WISHING, HOPING, AND PRAYING THAT GOD WOULDN'T COME FOR YOU JUST YET, JUST LEAVE HIM FOR FIVE MINUTES MORE BUT THAT WAS NOT BE WE NEVER THOUGHT THERE WOULD BE A DAY WHEN WE WOULDN'T HAVE YOU HERE TO TALK TO HAVE LAUGH WITH OR GIVE US ADVICE. YOU LOVED YOUR GREENHOUSE GROWING YOUR TOMATOES THE FISH IN YOUR POND YOU EVEN COVERED THEM UP SO WE COULDN'T REACH IN AND GRAB THEM OUT. WE REMEMBER ONE OF YOUR BIRTHDAYS WE HAD A PARTY FOR YOU AT THE BLUE PIG YOU'D HAD A SKINFUL YOU SENT US BACK OVER TO THE HOUSE TO GET YOUR'E GUITAR SO YOU COULD SING ELVIS SONGS, YOU EVEN SANG ON THE WAY HOME WITH US ALL WALKING ROUND YOU LOOKING ON LOVINGLY, THINKING THIS IS WHY WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH MEMORIES WE WILL TREASURE FOREVER AND A DAY. THE PAIN IN OUR HEARTS WE FEEL EVERYDAY BECAUSE YOUR'E NOT HERE COULD NEVER BE EXPLAINED. WE MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU VERY MUCH.XXXX