Graveside services for Dorothy Jewell Ball will be held Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at 3 p.m. from Chamberlain Cemetery in Kemper County with Rev. David Richardson officiating. Mrs. Ball, 78, of Meridian, died Monday, April 16, 2018, at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian. She was a native of Kemper County and a resident of Meridian for the past several years. Survivors include son, Greg Ball of Meridian; sisters, Hazel (Lavell) Burch of Preston, Roma Andreacchio of Lauderdale, Charlotte (James) McLaurin of Lauderdale, Glenda (Pete) Mercurio of Wellington, FL, Dianne Robinson of Hickory, Opal Dunn of Purvis, Peble Clark of Melbourne, FL; brother, Roy Robinson of DeKalb; and a host of nieces and nephews. Mrs. Ball was preceded in death by husband, Laurel Daniel Ball; son, Gary Daniel Ball; parents, H. A. and Thelma Robinson; sisters, Jean Vandevender, Lorriane Willoughby and Grace Chandler.