Merle Loren BALL ^{3 4}

  General Notes:

LUELLA BALL BECK'S LITTLE NOTEBOOK:
Merle Lorne(?) Ball
Born March 30, 1924
(submitted by Larry Ball)

WWII DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN, 1940-1947:
Name: Merle Lorn Ball
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 18
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1924
Birth Place: Walthill, Nebraska, USA
Residence Place:Walthill, Thurston, Nebraska, USA
Registration Date: 30 Jun 1942
Registration Place: Walthill, Thurston, Nebraska, USA
Employer: Wm Podendorff at Tekamah Creamery
Weight: 127
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Oscar Clarke Ball (father)

U.S. WWII ARMY ENLISTMENT RECORDS, 1938-1946:
Name: Merle L Ball
Birth Year: 1924
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State: Nebraska
County or City: Thurston
Enlistment Date: 15 Feb 1943
Enlistment State: Washington
Enlistment City: Spokane
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 127

ID, COUNTY MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1864-1967:
Name: Merle L Ball
Residence: Spokane, Spokane Co, WA
Marriage Date: 15 Dec 1944
Marriage Place: Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Spouse:Luana Yvonne Myers
Spouse's Residence: Spokane, Spokane Co, WA

LUELLA BALL BECK'S LITTLE NOTEBOOK:
Merle L. Ball
Luana Meyers
Married Dec 15, 1944
Divorced Sept. 1949
(submitted by Larry Ball)

1950 WA CENSUS, Spokane Co, Spokane city:
Dell O. Ball, 32, b. NE, Armed Forces;
Florence M., wife, 31, b. NE;
Howard D., son, 13, b. NE;
Stephen L., son. 10, b. NE;
David L., son, 5, b. NE;
Robert R., son, 2, b. NE;
Clifford, son, b. Aug, b. WA;
Merle L. Ball, brother, 26, D, b. NE, operates machine in carbon room, Aluminum Co.

LUELLA BALL BECK'S LITTLE NOTEBOOK:
Merle L. Ball
Margrette Queen - Nov. 9 (no year listed)
Married June 16, 1951
(submitted by Larry Ball)

ID, MARRIAGE RECORDS, 1863-1967:
Name: Merle L. Ball
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 27
Birth Place: Walthill, NE
Residence: Spokane, Spokane Co, WA
Marriage Date: 13 Jun 1951
Marriage Place: Kootenai, Idaho, USA
Spouse:Margarette A. Queen
Spouse's Maiden Name: Margaraette Austin
Spouse's Marital Statu: Divorced
Spouse's Age: 27
Spouse's Birth Place: Sioux City, IA
Spouse's Residence" Spangle, Spokane Co, WA
Certificate Number: 11706

NV, DEATH INDEX, 1980-2012:
Name: Merle Loren Ball
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1924
Birth Place: Nebraska
Death Date: 24 Oct 1996
Death Place:Clark, Nevada, USA

SSDI: Merle L. Ball; b. Mar 30, 1924; d. Oct 24, 1996; issued NE: last residence: Las Vegas, Clark Co, NV.

FIND A GRAVE:
Name: Merle Loren Ball
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Mar 1924
Birth Place: Walthill, Thurston County, Nebraska, United States of America
Death Date: 24 Oct 1996
Death Place:Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, United States of America
Burial: Cremated
Has Bio?: N
Spouse:Margarette Ann Ball
Children: Terry Lee Ball

Merle married Luana Yvonne MEYERS on 15 Dec 1944 in Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID.¹ (Luana Yvonne MEYERS was born on 20 Nov 1928 in Portland, Multnomah Co, OR,^{1 2 8} died on 26 Feb 1999 in Spokane Co, WA ^{7 8} and was buried in Fairmount Memorial Park, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA ⁷.)

Merle next married Margarette Ann AUSTIN on 16 Jun 1951 in Couer D'Alene, Kootenai Co, ID.^{1 2} (Margarette Ann AUSTIN was born on 19 Nov 1923 in Sioux City, Woodbury Co, IA,^{2 4 5} died on 21 Aug 1985 in North Las Vegas, Clark Co, NV ^{5 6} and was buried in Cremated ⁷.)