Funeral service for Mr. Ricky Darnell Ball Jr., 30 of Killeen, TX will be held Friday, June 12, 2020, 3:00 p.m. at Chisolm's Family Funeral Home in Killeen, TX. Burial will follow the service at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Killeen, TX.

Open viewings will be held on Thursday, June 11, 2020 from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home and Friday, June 12, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

Mr. Ball passed away June 1, 2020 in Killeen, TX.

Ricky Darnell Ball, Jr., was born on December 24, 1989, to Shawnda L. and Ricky Darnell Ball, Sr., at Scott Air Force Base in O'Fallon, IL. He was raised in a "military family" and traveled to various duty assignments with his family.

Ricky moved with his family to Killeen, TX, in 2000. He was a member of the Prime-Time AAU Track Club under the Parks and Recreation Department and a member of the Boys and Girls Club in Killeen, Texas. He graduated from Ellison High School in 2009. He went on to attend Job Corps of San Marcos, Tx, where he graduated in 2011. Ricky worked several jobs in the Killeen community.

Ricky enjoyed life and lived it to the fullest. He enjoyed helping people and making people smile. Ricky kept people laughing. He was a comedian in his own right. Ricky enjoyed reminiscing and telling stories of his childhood and his life experiences.

Left to cherish his memory are: his parents, Shawnda L. and Ricky Darnell Ball, Sr., of Frisco, TX; daughters, Saniya A. Ball of Copperas Cove, TX, and Kamariana Zynea Canady of VA; son, Yahir Kai Ramos-Ball of Killeen, TX; brother, Darius M. (Perla) Ball of Copperas Cove, TX; sister, Jessica L. Clayton of Copperas Cove, TX; close cousin, Jasmine D. Newsome of Madison, IL; maternal grandfather, Richard A King of Madison, IL, and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

He is preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Patricia A. King; and paternal grandmother, Lola M. Ball.