Buried beside his 2nd wife - Gertrude. They lived in Thebes. They died 25 days apart. He had 7 children with his first wife - Gertrude Bishop. He had no children with his second wife Gertrude.
Ralph W. Burns, 77, of Olive Branch, I'll., died Thursday, Feb. 28, at Hillside Terrace Nursing Home, in Cobden, Ill. He was born on November 37, 1907 in Dongola, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Fanny Silvia Burns. He was married to Gertrude Reavis, who died on February 3, 1985. A retired carpenter, Burns was a member of the Alexander Freewill Baptist Church near Olive Branch. Surviving are three sons, Arthur Burns, Footville. Russell Burns, Janesville and Ed Burns, Milton, Wi. Three daughters, Juanita Parnell and Fay Light, both of Thebes, I'll., and Judy Bryant, Highland, Ind.; three brothers, Houston Burns, Dongola, I'll., Otis Burns, Olive Branch and Cecil Burns, Kenosha; one sister, Ella Ruesler, Cape Girardeau, Mo; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services held Dunday , March 3 at Alexander Freewill Church.
Buried beside his 2nd wife - Gertrude. They lived in Thebes. They died 25 days apart. He had 7 children with his first wife - Gertrude Bishop. He had no children with his second wife Gertrude.
Ralph W. Burns, 77, of Olive Branch, I'll., died Thursday, Feb. 28, at Hillside Terrace Nursing Home, in Cobden, Ill. He was born on November 37, 1907 in Dongola, Illinois, the son of Samuel and Fanny Silvia Burns. He was married to Gertrude Reavis, who died on February 3, 1985. A retired carpenter, Burns was a member of the Alexander Freewill Baptist Church near Olive Branch. Surviving are three sons, Arthur Burns, Footville. Russell Burns, Janesville and Ed Burns, Milton, Wi. Three daughters, Juanita Parnell and Fay Light, both of Thebes, I'll., and Judy Bryant, Highland, Ind.; three brothers, Houston Burns, Dongola, I'll., Otis Burns, Olive Branch and Cecil Burns, Kenosha; one sister, Ella Ruesler, Cape Girardeau, Mo; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services held Dunday , March 3 at Alexander Freewill Church.
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Clora Izora Lentz Coffman
1889–1952
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Martha Jane Lentz Overfield
1891–1964
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Jessie Everett Burns
1896–1897
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Sherman Lee Burns
1898–1904
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Nellie Gevette Burns
1901–1916
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Houston Samuel Burns
1903–1989
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Ella Mulee Burns Johnson Ruesler
1905–1992
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Cecil Howard Burns
1907–1989
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Theodore R "Ted" Burns
1910–1985
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Otis Burns
1912–1988
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