Debra Jane Chinn Ball

In Obituaries by OC Monitor Staff

McHENRY, Ky. — Debra Jane Chinn Ball, 64, of McHenry, Kentucky passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, with her family by her side at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. She was born June 13, 1959, in Hartford, Kentucky, to the late Frewin Chinn and Lena Haven Chinn.

Aside from her parents, she was preceded in death by seven siblings, Tommy Chinn, Ellis Chinn, Frank Chinn, Bronson Chinn, Paul Chinn, Catherine Garner, and Ann Birge.

She leaves behind to cherish her memory, four children, Michelle (Mark) Loney, of Beaver Dam, Kentucky, Melissa (Scotty) Burden, of Beaver Dam, Monica (Brandon) Bratcher, of McHenry, and Brandon Cornett, of McHenry; 12 grandchildren, Savannah Loney, Marisa (Trisden) Ryer, Mariah “Hazel” Burden, Shaylee Cornett, Braydon Cornett, Sydney (Wayne) Goodman, Summer Michelle House, Sophia Alyssa Bratcher, Chloe Cornett, Brandon Cornett Jr, Bryson Cornett, and Colby (Hailee) Bratcher; two great-grandchildren, Princeton Murray, Haisley Jade Bratcher, and one on the way, Jovi Blair Ryer; three siblings, Jim (Ellen) Chinn, of the Florida Keys, Linda Taylor, of Beaver Dam, Mae Songer, of Huntington, Indiana; sister-in-law, Mary Chinn; and several nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky with Rev. Phillip David Embry officiating. Friends may visit with Debra’s family from 1 p.m. until the time of the service Friday at the funeral home.

The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of donations to, Debra Jane Chinn Ball Memorial Fund, c/o William L. Danks Funeral Home, PO Box 407, Beaver Dam, KY 42320.

Online condolences may be left for the family of Debra Jane Chinn Ball by visiting her memorial tribute at www.danksfuneralhome.com.