Raymond Ball

Funeral services for Lura Raymond Ball, age 79 of Cookeville, will be at 1 p.m. Saturday October 16 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home. Rev. Roger Cooper and Rev. J.C. Ford will officiate. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Cemetery. His family will receive friends Saturday beginning at 11 a.m. with a Masonic service at 12:45 p.m. Raymond passed away Wednesday October 13, 2021 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He was born January 24, 1942 in Williamsburg, KY to the late Arville and Dellie Prewitt Ball. He attended Post Oak Shade Freewill Baptist Church. He enjoyed gospel music. He sang in various churches and venues for over 47 years. He also programmed the Bluegrass Gospel Hour for King of Kings Radio for many years. He was a member of Cookeville Masonic Lodge #266 F&AM. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Helen Teague Ball, whom he married September 17, 1962 in Covington, KY; daughters, Tammy (Alan) Bass of Rickman, TN, Raylene Burton of Mt. Juliet, TN; brothers, Robert (Pat) Ball of Williamsburg, KY, Jay (Patsy) Ball of Port Huron, MI; sisters, Louise (Charles) Tharpe, Aileen Bernard all of Williamsburg, KY, Shirley (Ronnie) Hutson of Lafollette, TN; grandson, Logan Bass; special nephew, Robert Tharpe; and several other nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Willard Ball; and sisters, Bonnie Broyles and Edna Brooks. Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 Share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com.