Obituary:
MR. BURTON
16 Mar 1918 – 6 Jun 2005

CAMP HILL, AL -- Mr. Charlie Joe Burton, 87, of Camp Hill died Monday, 6 Jun 2005 at his residence.

Funeral services are scheduled 2 p.m. CDT Wednesday, 8 Jun 2005 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Revs Steve Powell, Charles Whitson and Alton Parris officiating. Burial will follow at the church cemetery.

Mr. Burton is survived by his wife, Pearline Knight Burton of Camp Hill; three children, Joel Wilson (Dale) Burton, James Lynn (Ellen) Burton and Kay (Mark) Gillenwaters, all of Camp Hill; three sisters, Ruby Drake of Opelika, AL, Claude Isabell of LaFayette, AL and Jimmie Parris of Rainbow City, AL; one brother, Guy (Peggy) Burton of Lanett; eight grandchildren, Anna Burton, Andy Burton, Amy Burton, DeAnn Caldwell, Jamie Gillenwaters, Traves Burton, Britteny Burton and Charlie Burton; and two great-grandchildren, Vanessa Caldwell and Blaine Caldwell.

Mr. Burton was born in Tallapoosa County, AL on 16 Mar 1918. He was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon for 41 years. Mr. Burton served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1946. During the occupation of Japan, he served in New Guinea and the Philippines. Mr. Burton was preceded in death by three brothers, John Burton, Edison Burton and Robert Burton, and six sisters, Edith Sanders, Clara Sims LeCroy, Eunice Welch, Annie Laurie Sanders, Mary Sanders and Cenus Harris.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to East Alabama Medical Center Hospice or to Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

Jeff Jones Funeral Home of Lafayette is handling arrangements.
The Valley Times- 8 Jun 2005
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Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950

Name: Charlie Joe Burton
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 30 Nov 1946
Event Place: Daviston, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Sex: Male
Age: 28
Birth Year (Estimated): 1918 (16 Mar 1918)
Father's Name: James Monroe Burton
Mother's Name: Susan Elizabeth McEachern
Spouse's Name: Pearline Knight
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 26
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1920 (11 Feb 1920)
Spouse's Father's Name: Leonard LeRoy Knight
Spouse's Mother's Name: Flora Looser

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1950 Census, E.D. 62-46, Precinct 16, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA (as enumerated on 22 Apr 1950)

HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE

CHARLIE J (Joe) BURTON Head M 31 Alabama (Farmer)
Pearline (Knight) Burton Wife F 30 Alabama
(Joel) Wilson Burton Son M 2 Alabama

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United States Social Security Death Index

Name: Charlie J (Joe) Burton
State: Alabama
Last Place of Residence: Camp Hill, Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Residence Postal Code: 36850
Age: 87
Birth Date: 16 Mar 1918
Death Date: 6 Jun 2005

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