Thomas Claire Ball Jr.

Thomas Claire Ball Jr. of Agra was born November 22, 1941, in Agra. He died Friday, January 24, 2020, at the age of 78 years.

Ball, the son of Thomas Sr. and Lola Faye (Epps) Ball, married Janis Miller on August 9, 1966, in Cushing, Okla.

A 1959 graduate of Agra High School, he served in the United States Navy and worked at Tinker Air Force Base, Midwest City, Okla.

His parents preceded him in death. Survivors include his

Survivors include his wife Janis of the home; his son Thomas Ball III of Perry, Okla.; his siblings and their spouses, Mike and Pokey Ball, and Mary Ludtke, all of Agra, Linda McPike of Oregon, and Elner and Ed Becker of Washington; and other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, January 28, 2020, in the chapel of Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Cushing, which handled the final arrangements. Pastor Jeff Kelly officiated and burial followed at Osage Cemetery in Agra.