Cloreece Ball, born September 18, 1920, in rural Macon County, Missouri, died Friday, February 10, 2012, at her home in Parkville, Missouri.

She was preceded in death by her parents Charles E. Tuttle and Nola E. Tuttle; her sister Dale Anspach; brother Kenneth Tuttle; and her husband Carl Ball. She is survived by her son Charles Ball, daughter-in-law Marcia Ball, grandchildren Christopher Ball and Amanda Ball, niece and close friend Sherry Anspach, and other relatives.

Cloreece spent her childhood living on a farm near Ethel, Missouri. A graduate of the first graduating class of Ethel (Missouri) High School in 1937, she attended college at Kirksville, Missouri, and Avila College at Kansas City, Missouri, being educated in the medical profession. She spent her adult years living in Kansas City, Missouri, and working as director of nurses at Osteopathic Hospital and as director of medical records at Children's Mercy Hospital, both in Kansas City, Missouri. A member of Christ Lutheran Church, Kansas City, Missouri, she accepted Jesus Christ as her personal savior.

Graveside services will be held at the New Cambria, Missouri, Cemetery Saturday, February 18, 2012, at 1:30 p.m.