Ball, Bobby Joe, 74, retired 32 year Boeing employee and 4 yrs. U.S. Navy, died May 20, 2013. Survived by his wife, Margaret; son, Brad (Deb) Ball; daughter, Tammy (Jeff) Johnson, all of Wichita; sisters, Faye Mitchell of TX, Melba Cowan of Lee's Summit, MO, Norma Sanders of Pratt, Frankie Godfrey, Nancy Hoover and Linda Lawson, all of Wichita; granddaughters, Kyla Rose Ball and Alexandria Nicole Ball; step-grandchildren, Angela Smith, Andy Johnson, Tracee Miller, Tara Clay, Trenton Watts, Troy Watts; 7 great-grandchildren; and like a son, Corky Van Vessum, his wife, Rose and daughter, Rachel. Visitation Wednesday 4 to 8 p.m., Funeral service Thursday 11:00 a.m., both at Old Mission Mortuary. Memorials may be made to The Leukemia Society, American Diabetes Association or American Heart Association.