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     Bessie H. McClelland was born on 5 February 1910 at Dayton, Webster Co., IA.¹ She married Raymond Lee Ball, son of Guy Raymond Ball and Nellie Fay Irwin, on 19 August 1930.¹ Bessie H. McClelland died on 6 March 1981 at Lehigh, Webster Co., IA, at age 71.¹
     As of 19 August 1930,her married name was Ball.¹

     Robert Raymond Ball was born on 25 December 1930 at Lehigh, Webster Co., IA.¹ He was the son of Raymond Lee Ball and Bessie H. McClelland.¹ Robert Raymond Ball married Darlene M. Swanson, daughter of Lloyd Homer Swanson and Nellie Hellen Dahl, on 4 April 1952 at Boxholm, Boone Co., IA.¹ Robert Raymond Ball died on 10 January 2014 at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., IA, at age 83.¹
     Fron an obituary in the "Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier": Raymond R. Ball, 83, of Cedar Falls, died Friday, Jan. 10, at Sartori Memorial Hospital. He was born Dec. 25, 1930, in Lehigh, son of Raymond and Bessie McClelland Ball. He married Darlene Swanson on April 4, 1952, in Boxholm; she died May 14, 2010. Mr. Ball received both his bachelor's degree in secondary education and his master's degree in school administration from the University of Northern Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa for doctorate studies. He was a social studies instructor at Perry High School for five years, became principal of the elementary and junior high at Orange Township and later principal at Bunger Middle School, both in the Waterloo Community School District. He retired in 1987.
     Survived by: his son, Randy (Lauren) of Glen Ellyn, Ill; a daughter, Rhonda (David) Bottke of Cedar Falls; five grandchildren, Benjamin Bottke, Brooke (Kalen) Kolpek, and Brian (Summer) Bottke, all of Cedar Falls, and Katherine and Allison Ball, both of Glen Ellyn; and two great-grandchildren, Noah Bottke and Bella Kolpek, both of Cedar Falls.¹      Photo courtesy of Jack Ball.¹

     Darlene M. Swanson was born on 2 May 1932 at Boxholm, Boone Co., IA.¹ She was the daughter of Lloyd Homer Swanson and Nellie Hellen Dahl.¹ Darlene M. Swanson married Robert Raymond Ball, son of Raymond Lee Ball and Bessie H. McClelland, on 4 April 1952 at Boxholm, Boone Co., IA.¹ Darlene M. Swanson died on 14 May 2010 at Cedar Falls, Black Hawk Co., IA, at age 78.¹
     As of 4 April 1952,her married name was Ball.¹

     Randy Ball is the son of Robert Raymond Ball and Darlene M. Swanson.¹

     Rhonda Ball is the daughter of Robert Raymond Ball and Darlene M. Swanson.¹

     Benjamin Bottke is the son of David Bottke and Rhonda Ball.¹

     Brooke Bottke is the daughter of David Bottke and Rhonda Ball.¹

     Brian Bottke is the son of David Bottke and Rhonda Ball.¹

     Katherine Ball is the daughter of Randy Ball and Lauren (????)¹

     Allison Ball is the daughter of Randy Ball and Lauren (????)¹

     Noah Bottke is the son of Brian Bottke and Summer (????)¹

     Bella Kolpek is the daughter of Kalen Kolpek and Brooke Bottke.¹

     Marion Myron S. Keyser was born on 3 February 1905 at IA.¹ He was the son of Samuel Francis Keyser and Alice Matilda Linn.¹ Marion Myron S. Keyser married Leona Mae Ball, daughter of Guy Raymond Ball and Nellie Fay Irwin, on 3 February 1925 at Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA.¹ Marion Myron S. Keyser died on 25 December 1933 at Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA, at age 28.¹ He was buried at West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh, Webster Co., IA.²

     Samuel Francis Keyser married Alice Matilda Linn.¹

     Alice Matilda Linn married Samuel Francis Keyser.¹
     Her married name was Keyser.¹

     Phillip Keyser was the son of Marion Myron S. Keyser and Leona Mae Ball.¹ Phillip Keyser died before 1940.²

     Herbert Arthur Keyser was born on 5 September 1925 at Stratford, Hamilton Co., IA.^3,2 He was the son of Marion Myron S. Keyser and Leona Mae Ball.³ Herbert Arthur Keyser died on 26 June 1992 at Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA, at age 66.²

     Archie Harlen Keyser was born on 11 December 1926 at Lehigh, Webster Co., IA.^3,2 He was the son of Marion Myron S. Keyser and Leona Mae Ball.³ Archie Harlen Keyser died on 4 February 2000 at Fort Dodge, Webster Co., IA, at age 73.² He was buried at West Lawn Cemetery, Lehigh, Webster Co., IA.⁴

     Thelma Marian Keyser was born on 16 January 1930 at Dayton, Webster Co., IA.^3,2 She was the daughter of Marion Myron S. Keyser and Leona Mae Ball.³ Thelma Marian Keyser married Robert Dean Hammond.² Thelma Marian Keyser died on 10 December 2008 at Omaha, Douglas Co., NE, at age 78.² She was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas Co., NE.⁴
     Her married name was Hammond.²      Photo courtesy of Burt.⁴