Terence Ball (23 Feb 1936 - 10 Mar 2025)

In loving memory of Terrence Ball who sadly passed away on 10th March 2025

Terence or Terry, has as he was better known was born 23rd February 1936, in a small terraced house in the centre of Warsop to his Parents Ethel & Frank Ball.
His Dad was a butcher and Terry learnt many skills of how to butcher animals and cuts of meat, to which he used to calve the Sunday roast to perfection, with a knife that is still at the family home.

He went to Bull Farm School and them worked his way to Pleasley School, where he left and for a short time worked at Sherwood Colliery.
He met Sylvia on the local park where they got into a relationship and used to visit Turners in Shirbrook on Saturday nights Dancing the nights away, this was the beginning of their long and happy relationship.
After not liking working down big holes too much, he signed up for a bit of national service and then couldn’t get enough of it and became a member of the Territorial Army. He was posted in Germany for 6 months.

After leaving the Army Terry & Sylvia tied the knot on 8th March 1958 in St Johns Church in Mansfield and got there first house on Langford Road in Mansfield, He had two Sons Terry & David

Terry then worked for numerous Haulage companies including McQuins, Pinxton Transport and then worked his way to Gedling Borough Council where he spent many years repairing council vehicles including road sweepers, refuse vehicles, vans and mowing machines. He then had the chance to move to Nottingham City Council, working on the council’s mowing machines, where he retired.

Cornwall, Devon, Isle of White and Wales where often good destinations for their holidays and they would convoy to the place of holiday with a caravan behind them.

His Hobbies where Sea Fishing, C.B.Radio and Cars.

He was an animal lover all through his life, having a dog by his side for many of his years, Bess, Penny, Jemma and Rosie.

He was a thoughtful loving carefree person that would do anything for anyone.

We think he knew many of the staff on Ward 52, 53, 43, Accident and emergency at Kingsmill and Newark Hospital and the Ambulance Technicians, due to the amount of visits he was having, in his later life.

He started to suffer from dementia, but he never forgot people, it was mainly short term and some of his early memories that had been tragically taken away from him.

Then in early 2025 a decision was made that he would have to live with full time care with medication at the ready and this after trying extremely hard was not possible at the family home. He moved into Woodleigh Care Home where he lived happily until he passed away very peacefully with family by his bedside, on the 10th March.