Burton T. "Bud" Ball

Hampton – Burton T. “Bud” Ball, 83, of Hampton and formerly of Salem and Methuen, MA, died Monday, July 20, 2015 at the Exeter Hospital after a brief illness. His beloved family was at his bedside. He was born in Lawrence, MA, August 10, 1931, the son of the late Harold J. and Ethel (Taylor) Ball. He was also predeceased by his sister, Dorothy Kimble. Bud was a 1949 graduate of Salem High School. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and served his country honorably as a Seabee in North Africa. Bud returned home and earned his Associate’s Degree from Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston. He married Barbara (Dubiel) Ball in 1957 and settled in Salem to raise their family. Bud worked as a construction supervisor for Polaroid of Cambridge and retired in 1993. Years after Barbara’s passing, he met Margaret Stott and they were married in 1992. Bud and Margaret made their home in Methuen until moving to Hampton in 2002. Bud was a trustee at the United Presbyterian Church of Lawrence and was a member of the church AIM Group and was a warden of the First Congregational Church of Hampton. He and Margaret loved to travel and have visited all over the world. Bud and Margaret split their time between summering in Hampton and wintering in Venice, FL. Family was positively the most important part of his life and Bud cherished every moment with his loved ones. He will be sadly missed by his devoted family and his many dear friends. Family members include his wife of over 23 years, Margaret of Hampton; his son, John; his daughters, Dorothy Murphy and her husband Richard of Topsfield, MA and Susan Simon and her husband Chris of Gloucester, MA; his stepsons, James Stott and his husband, Jonathan King of Cape Neddick, ME and David Stott and his wife Maureen of Walpole, MA; his stepdaughters, Dianne Archambault and her husband Neal of Methuen and Donna Donigian and her husband John of Crystal Lake, IL. He also leaves 7 grandsons, 7 granddaughters and 3 great grandchildren. Family and friends may visit on Friday, July 24, 2015 from 4 to 8 pm in the Remick & Gendron Funeral Home-Crematory, 811 Lafayette Road, Hampton. Services will be held on Saturday at 11 am at the First Congregational Church, 127 Winnacunnet Rd., Hampton. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the First Congregational Church Renovation Fund.

Burton T. "Bud" Ball

August 10, 1931 - July 20, 2015