Kernos Dexter “Pops” Ball Sr. (1947 – 2023)

Kernos Dexter “Pops” Ball Sr., 75, of Linden, Virginia, formerly of Manassas Park, Virginia, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023, at his home.

Kernos Dexter “Pops” Ball Sr.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, 105 West Main Street, Front Royal, Virginia, with Joseph Nuttall officiating.  Inurnment will follow at the Open Door Baptist Church Cemetery in Clear Brook, Virginia.

Mr. Ball was born on September 19, 1947, in Buchanon County, Virginia, to the late Samuel Ball and Nettie Ball NewBerry.  He was also preceded in death by his wife, Shelia Crawford Ball; daughter, Kelly Kerniece “Sissy” Kilburn; brother, Vonald Ball; and two sisters, Dovie Crouse and JulaGay Ball.  He was a US Army Vietnam veteran, a member of the American Legion Post 10 in Manassas, Virginia, and a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge #829.  He retired from Safeway Supermarket after over 36 years as a meat cutter.

Survivors include his two sons, Kernos “KD” Ball Jr. of Front Royal and John Curtis Dejon of Fredericksburg, Virginia; daughter, Tammy Huffman of Linden, Virginia; brother, Sam Ball of Martinsburg, West Virginia; two sisters, Shirley Owens of Culpeper, Virginia and Velva Thompson of Charlotte, North Carolina; 7 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.