Obituary of John Ball Burroughs Sr -- 2009

Contributed by Jeanette Corcoran





KINSTON - John Ball Burroughs Sr., 85, of Kinston passed away on Sunday, January 
18, 2009. 

Mr. Burroughs was born May 7, 1923, to the late Oliver Berrien and Mary Sue Wilson 
Burroughs. He served his Country as a Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Air Force and was retired 
after 32 years as a Civil Engineer with DuPont. He will be remembered as a loving husband, 
father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who enjoyed playing golf and spending time with 
family and friends. 

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Mary Ann Foushee Burroughs; daughters, Mary Ann 
Burroughs Telford and husband John, of Illinois, Susan Holt Burroughs Duff and husband 
Scott, of South Dakota, Eugenia Brooks Burroughs Byrd and husband Virgil, of La Grange; 
son, John Ball Burroughs, Jr. and wife Anna Marie, of Maryland; nine grandchildren and four 
great-grandchildren.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2009, at Westminster United 
Methodist Church with the Reverend Haywood Smith officiating. A private burial will be 
held at a later date. Funeral arrangements by Howard-Carter Funeral Home. Sign the 
guest book at www.kinston.com.

Published in the Free Press from 1/20/2009 - 1/24/2009 



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