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Former Hayden resident Mary Lenore Ball passed away Feb. 8, 2006, at Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas. She was 75.

Mary was born on May 5, 1931, in San Francisco, Calif., to James Arnold and Hazel Cummings Arnold. She was the oldest of three children.

She attended Cathedral High School in Denver and Colorado State University in Fort Collins.

She married William S. Ball in January 1950 and had six children.

Throughout the years, Bill and Mary lived in Cortez, Meeker and Burlington, as well as Fargo, N.D., and Alamo, Texas. Mary received her teaching degree from Moorhead State University and taught for the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo School District in Pharr, Texas, for 11 years.

She enjoyed games and social events and participated in her weekly bridge sessions for as long as possible.

She is survived by her husband, William Ball of Alamo, Texas; son, David Craig Ball of Farmington, N.M.; daughters, Terry Scheierman and her husband Rod of Burlington, Vicki Kosch of Council Bluffs, Iowa, Charri McArthur and her husband Larry of Burlington, Kimberly Castro and her husband Joe of Italy, and Linda Taylor of Lewisville, Texas; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brother, James Arnold and his wife Melba of Apopka, Fla.; sister, Hazel Sear of Denver; brothers-in-law, David Ball and his wife, Darlene of Carson, Wash., and John Ball of Craig; sister-in-law, Sonya Dunning and her husband Warren, of White City, Ore.; cousins; nieces; nephews and many friends.

Funeral services were held Feb. 15, 2006, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Craig. Interment was at the Hayden Cemetery.