Trilby Whobrey Ball

Trilby Whobrey Ball passed away 26 August 2008 in her home surrounded by loving family and friends. She was 80 years old and a member of First Baptist Church since 1964. She has been a member of the New Ladies Sunday School Class and that group of ladies has been incredibly supportive and caring during the past months and years of her illness.

Trib was born 26 March, 1928 in Semiway, KY in McLean County to the late Marion and Della Smith Whobrey. She graduated from Calhoun High School in 1946. She married her husband, Eddie, in November of 1947 when they were attending Western Kentucky University. She was a dedicated loyal supporter of her husband during college and later as a medical student at the University of Louisville. She and her family moved back to her home area in Owensboro and resided here since 1964.

Trib was very active in the Republican Party of Daviess County and Kentucky. She was chairperson of the 21 county Second District for four years, beginning May 1968. She was co-chair of the Daviess County Louie B. Nunn for Governor Campaign when he was elected governor of Kentucky from 1968 until 1972. She was a member of the State Central Committee for 20 plus years and was three times a delegate or guest at the Republican National convention.

She was a member of the Daviess County Medical Auxiliary/Alliance since 1964 and president in 1968. Various boards include the H.L. Neblett Center, Ellis Park Foundation, and Alma Randolph Foundation, all of which serve under privileged children. Since 2005 she has been a member of the Kentucky State Legislative Ethics Commission.

Trilby loved boating, basketball, and partying with friends and family. She has been an avid fan and supporter of bluegrass music.

She was preceded in death by her brother Charles Whobrey and her sister Ruth Southard; six half-brothers, Howard Miller, Preston Miller, Hobart Whobrey, Everett Whobrey, James Whobrey, and Woodson Whobrey; and half-sister Hallie Whobrey.

She is survived by her husband of nearly 61 years Dr. Coy "Eddie" Ball and their two children, Bonnie Harris and her husband Jay of Atlanta, and David Ball and his wife Christy of Bowling Green; three precious grandchildren Jack, Cal, and Keeley Harris of Atlanta; one sister, Sylvia Gross of Evansville, and several nieces and nephews.

Services are at 1:00 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Visitation will from 2:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday and from 11:00 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Friday at Glenn Funeral Home. Burial will be at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery at Beech Grove. Memorial contributions may take the form of gifts to the First Baptist Church designated to the ministries of the New Ladies or Maverick Sunday School classes or to the H.L. Neblett Community Center of Owensboro.