Rodney Lynn Ball, born November 4, 1954, to Oscar Miles Ball and Imogene Faye (Butz) Ball at Galloway Hospital in Anthony, Kansas. Rodney passed away on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the age of 70 after a short illness.

Baptized as a Christian and raised in Anthony, KS, Rodney was a proud member of the local Boy Scouts chapter, learned to fly at the Anthony Municipal Airport, honed his mechanical and woodworking skills at Chaparral High School as a member of the class of 1972. Later, he learned diesel mechanics with Ray Graves at Farmers Oil and amassed his construction knowledge from his father and uncles who ran Ball Brothers Construction. Rodney married Robin Rena Wilson on March 16, 1981, in Anthony, and during their 19 years of marriage they had three daughters: Lexie Lynn, Kristina Kian, and Kaily Ann. While starting his family, Rodney and Robin launched their first business, Anthony Plumbing. In early 1985, Rodney moved his small family to Fresno California to return to a career in the trucking industry before starting his own transportation company, R.L. Ball Enterprises.  In 1989 Rodney brought his growing family and trucking company to Okarche, Oklahoma, where they grew the company before starting their next venture in manufacturing a piece of custom farm equipment. Eventually, Rodney began building large commercial refrigeration systems for Temtrol in Okarche and retired from Temtrol after more than a decade of dedication to his crafts. Rodney returned to his childhood home to spend his days helping his mother, brother and friends. Whether it be plumbing, mechanics, carpentry, or engineering, there wasn't much he couldn't and wouldn't do.

Over the years, when Rodney wasn't working or helping others, he loved spending time in Anthony with his family, talking about cars or motorcycles, rebuilding a few bikes or cars when he got the chance, spoiling his dogs, making taco soup or biscuits & gravy, sharing his twisted humor, fishing, perfecting his lawn, and taking regular drives down Main Street.

Rodney is survived by Lexie and Shawn Garrison, Kian and Lathen Kamas, Kaily Ball, his grandson Leith Kamas, his beloved dog Lenny, and numerous cousins, family, and friends. Rodney was preceded in death by his parents Oscar and Imogene and his brother, Richard.

Memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Prairie Rose Funeral Home in Anthony.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the Historic Anthony Theatre at: https://www.historicanthonytheatre.org/ or PO Box 23, Anthony, KS 67003.