Kate “Kathy” Balls – suddenly at her Wiarton home on Thursday December 1, 2022. Faye Katherine Balls (nee Laycock) at the age of 63 years. Beloved partner and best friend of Paul Wright. Dear mother of Kelly Balls (Kelly Kilsch), of London, ON, and Kyla (Dan Hostein), of London, England. Cherished grandmother of Vivian, Vanessa, Myles, and Joel. Dear sister of Linda (Steve Monk), Jamie Porter, and Michael Porter. Sadly missed by her step-brother and sisters, Rob, Loreen, Donna, and Fay; and Paul’s siblings, Joanne Thomas (late Stan), Donna Steip, Barb (Alan Gilbert), Betty Lawrence (late Bob), and Connie Stewart (late Daryl McCartney). Predeceased by her mother Gloria Dailey (nee Dent) and her husband Bill Porter, and by her father Bev Laycock. Friends are invited for visitation from the Thomas C. Whitcroft Peninsula, 272 Berford St., Wiarton (519) 534-5341 on Wednesday December 7, 2022 from 12 – 2 PM, where a service to celebrate Kate’s life will occur at 2 o’clock. Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whitcroftfuneralhome.com