George & Mary Catherine "Hess" Ball Cemetery

Located on River Mountain road, (Route 640), about 6 miles from Blackford on the left-- high on a hill under a tree. The property in 1999 was owned by Taylor & Reynolds, and it belonged to Robert Hess. There are about 8-10 graves in the cemetery, only 2 have stones.

This file submitted by Linda C. Nicholas
Our father
George Ball
4-24-1865, died happy 4-24-1865
age 66, 11 months, 24 days
When I was alive his counsel I did give- be sure to turn to God and live- but now I am gone and out of sight- I pray may god your whole delight.
He was a methodist preacher for 47 years.
Mary Catherine Hess Ball
wife of George Ball
died February 27, 1888
84 years old
She was a member of the Methodist Church South.
visitor since October 30, 2000

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