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Calvin W Burke

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Calvin W Burke

Birth
North Carolina, USA
Death
7 Nov 1939 (aged 81)
Van Lear, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
West Van Lear, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Calvin Burke,81, retired farmer was the son of Charles Henry Burke and Malvina Jones Burke∼He was the eldest child of Dr. Charles Henry W Burke & his wife Melvina Jones. He was married twice, first to Martha Music on 9 Jan 1879; second to Lula George on 16 Aug 1906.

CALVIN BURKE
1858-1939

Retired Farmer Succumbs At Age of 81 Years

Calvin Burke, 81, retired farmer of West Van Lear, died at his home there Tuesday night, November 7. He suffered a heart attack
last Thursday and developed pneumonia from which his death resulted.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Christian Church in West Van Lear and burial will be in the family cemetery
there.

He is survived by his wife and twelve children. They are: Mrs. Lindsey Fairchild, Mrs. Green Conley, Mrs. Sam Greer, Mrs. Denver Williams; Misses Ruth and Fanny Burke. His sons are H. C., Everett, Howard, Arch, Greer, and John Burke.

Mr. Burke was a member of the Christian Church of West Van Lear and a popular and highly regarded citizen of his community.

All his children are residents of Johnson County and all hold prominent places in their communities.

Paintsville Herald
Thursday
11-9-1939
Calvin Burke,81, retired farmer was the son of Charles Henry Burke and Malvina Jones Burke∼He was the eldest child of Dr. Charles Henry W Burke & his wife Melvina Jones. He was married twice, first to Martha Music on 9 Jan 1879; second to Lula George on 16 Aug 1906.

CALVIN BURKE
1858-1939

Retired Farmer Succumbs At Age of 81 Years

Calvin Burke, 81, retired farmer of West Van Lear, died at his home there Tuesday night, November 7. He suffered a heart attack
last Thursday and developed pneumonia from which his death resulted.

Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at the Christian Church in West Van Lear and burial will be in the family cemetery
there.

He is survived by his wife and twelve children. They are: Mrs. Lindsey Fairchild, Mrs. Green Conley, Mrs. Sam Greer, Mrs. Denver Williams; Misses Ruth and Fanny Burke. His sons are H. C., Everett, Howard, Arch, Greer, and John Burke.

Mr. Burke was a member of the Christian Church of West Van Lear and a popular and highly regarded citizen of his community.

All his children are residents of Johnson County and all hold prominent places in their communities.

Paintsville Herald
Thursday
11-9-1939

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