->Norma Booth Ballard1927 - 2015PITTSFIELD - Norma Booth Ballard, 88, passed away on March 23, 2015. Born on March 4, 1927, to P. Carlton Booth and Matilda Mahaney, Norma was educated in Pittsfield schools, graduated from Maine Central Institute in 1945, and attended Thomas College in 1947.Norma was employed by the Office of American Woolen Co., the Snowflake Canning Co., and Edwards Co. in Pittsfield. She retired on April 1, 1987, from Staples Oil Company after 20 years employment.Norma was married to Donald Ballard for 51 years and the couple spent their retirement years in Tavares, Fla., in the winter months and the summers at their Harriet Street home in Pittsfield.Norma was predeceased by Donald (March, 2002) and by her companion Bill (October, 2009). She is survived by two sons, Robert Ballard and Marie of Virginia Beach, Va., and Donald Jr. and Sue Baker of Biddeford, two daughters, Gail Ross and companion, Dale Heath, and Marsha Ballard and companion, Mike Braley, all of Pittsfield; eight grandsons, David Raye of Pittsfield, Michael and Carolynn Raye of Palmyra, Ryan and Sarah Ross of Pittsfield, Jared and Mia Ballard of Gorham, Caleb Ballard of Portland, and Nathaniel, Alec and Robert Young, of Palmyra; two granddaughters, Amy and Jessica Ballard of South Carolina; five great-grandsons, Andrew Ross of Pittsfield, Cooper Ballard of South Carolina, Zackery Raye of Pittsfield, Owen Ballard of Gorham, and YesSir of South Carolina, three great-granddaughters, Molly Raye of Pittsfield, Estelle Ballard of Gorham and Remmi of South Carolina.The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, March 28, 2015, at the Shorey-Nichols Funeral Home, 191 Hartland Ave., Pittsfield. Light refreshments will be shared. A private memorial committal will be held at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, in Augusta, where she will be laid to rest alongside her husband, Donald. To leave a message of kindness, please visit www.shoreynichols.com.