HAVERHILL: Joseph L. Kimball, 82, died Friday, September 25, 2015 in the Wingate at Haverhill.
Born in Haverhill on April 19, 1933, he was the son of the late Theodore R. and Dorothy L. (Alexander) Kimball. Joseph was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of the Korean War.
Joe was employed for Mahoney & Sons Contractors for many years. He was also a well known Haverhill cab driver. His enjoyed attending stock car racing at Pine Speedway and Star Speedway.
He is survived by his eight children, Byron B. Kimball and his wife, Ann Marie of Rochester, NH, Christine L. Burnes and her husband, Richard of Derry, NH, Joseph P. Kimball and his wife, Cindy of Londonderry, NH, Carleton A. Kimball of NC, Kim R. Gonyer and her husband, Lee of Raymond, NH, Lin A. Jones and her husband, Chester of Plant City, FL and Michael A. Kimball and Theodore J. Kimball both of Haverhill; twenty-one grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. He was also predeceased by his son, Charles A. “Chuck” Kimball, two brothers, Charles T. and Arthur F. Kimball and two sisters, Muriel L. DiCenzo and Dorothy E. Kimball.
Visiting hours for Joseph will be held on Tuesday in the Linnehan-Grondin Funeral Home, 129 Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. Interment with military honors will be held in the Hillside Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to The Home for Little Wanderers, c/o Development Department, 10 Guest Street, Boston, MA 02135.