Louisiana Deaths
Name Dottie Burke
Event Type Death
Event Date 15 Nov 1958
Event Place Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Event Place (Original) Cheneyville, Rapides
Gender Female
Age 75
Birth Year (Estimated) 1883
Father's Name Amos McCarty
Mother's Name Annie Wilson
Certificate Number 17552
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United States Census, 1920
Name Dottie A Burk
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Cheneyville, Rapides, Louisiana, United States
Gender Female
Age 37
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Birth Year (Estimated) 1883
Birthplace Louisiana
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Louisiana
Sheet Letter A
Sheet Number 17
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William B Burk Head M 57 Louisiana
Dottie A Burk Wife F 37 Louisiana
Ora Burk Son M 17 Louisiana
Emmet Burk Son M 15 Louisiana
Effie Burk Daughter F 13 Louisiana
Theadore Burk Son M 11 Louisiana
Webster Burk Son M 9 Louisiana
Munson Burk Son M 7 Louisiana
Oscar Burk Son M 4 Louisiana
Annie L Burk Daughter F 0 Louisiana
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Funeral services were held Monday morning at the Beulah Baptist church in Cheneyville for Mrs. Dottie Burke, 75, who died at her residence in Cheneyville Saturday.

Officiating was Rev. A. W. Thomas, pastor, assisted by Rev. Biggy Spears of the Eola Baptist church. Arrangements were under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Bunkie.

Survivors include seven sons, Emmett Burke of Bunkie, Ora Burke and Oscar Burke of Cheneyville, Webster Burke of Simmsport, Charlie Burke of Lake Charles, Theodore Burke of Alexandria and Munson Burke of Santiago, Calif.; three daughters, Mrs. Roy Reynolds and Mrs. Willie Walker both of Alexandria and Mrs. George Herrin of Hot Wells; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Busby of Crowville, La. and Mrs. Nancy Kelley of Arlington, Texas.

The first six of the seven sons named above served as pallbearers. Burial was in the Episcopal cemetery in Cheneyville.

Published in The Alexandria Daily Town Talk (LA), Wednesday, November 19, 1958, pg. 9