Obituary of Rebecca Pearl Ball

With her family by her side, Rebecca Pearl Ball passed away on February 10, 2015 after a three year courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born May 7, 1939 in Grand Falls Windsor to loving parents, John and Jane Hillier. In 1948, after her mother passed away, she was adopted by Pastor Selby and Bessie Callahan. She felt blessed to be loved by two families with a total of thirteen siblings in all. She leaves to mourn with fond and loving memories her husband David, whom she has been happily married for 55 years; four children: Evelyn (Robert) Piercey, Carolyn (Arthur) Weagle, Neil (Nancy), and Gail Ball; three grandchildren: Amanda, Jennifer and David ; one great grandchild Cameron, as well as many relatives and friends(too many to mention). Besides being a devoted wife and mother she had many other talents. In the 1950’s Pearl graduated from the Prince of Wales College in St. John’s, NL with her teaching degree. She then went on to teach in a one room school house where she positively influenced many. In 1966, she completed a course with the Canadian Red Cross Society for home nursing and volunteer nursing services. She attended a tax training institute in 1975 in Ontario, and for many years after held various jobs in and out of the province, mainly Ontario and Nova Scotia where she met and befriended many people. She will also be remembered for her artistic skills which was a happy hobby. There is many a home across Canada with a beautiful painted rock, birdhouse or heart-warming short story where she placed so much love and attention. No words can convey how truly special and talented a woman Pearl was. Resting at Families Funeral Home on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9pm, a small funeral services for family and friends to take place on Saturday at 11:00am from Families Funeral Home, with interment to follow at Bethel Pentecostal Cemetery in Stanhope. As an expression of sympathy, flowers accepted or donations may be made in her memory to South and Central Health foundation-Cancer Fund, P.O Box 739 Grand Falls- Windsor Newfoundland and Labrador, A2A 2K2. To make a donation online visit www.schf.nl.ca Pearl was a woman that “used her lips for truth, her voice for kindness, her love for compassion, her hands for charity and her Heart for love".