Franklin Daily Journal 19 Oct 1998
FRANKLIN
William Russell Burton
William Russell Burton, 68, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Franklin and was a former resident of Morgantown.
He was born May 7, 1930, in Richmond. His parents were George Lewis and Hassie Eli-zabeth (Atkins) Burton. He married Joyce Joan (Minor) Burton on Oct. 27, 1950, in Richmond. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Diane Hydell of Mooresville, KaAnne Marie Short of Hopkinsville and Amy Lynette Rieger of Indianapolis; one son, David William Burton of Franklin; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Miller; and one brother, Lewis Maynard Burton.
He was a truck driver for Sodrel Truck Lines in Indianapolis for 38 years. He retired in 1991. He also owned Boothill Shoe Store in Morgantown from 1983 to 1991.
He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
The Rev. Ed Pearson will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
FRANKLIN
William Russell Burton
William Russell Burton, 68, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Franklin and was a former resident of Morgantown.
He was born May 7, 1930, in Richmond. His parents were George Lewis and Hassie Eli-zabeth (Atkins) Burton. He married Joyce Joan (Minor) Burton on Oct. 27, 1950, in Richmond. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Diane Hydell of Mooresville, KaAnne Marie Short of Hopkinsville and Amy Lynette Rieger of Indianapolis; one son, David William Burton of Franklin; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Miller; and one brother, Lewis Maynard Burton.
He was a truck driver for Sodrel Truck Lines in Indianapolis for 38 years. He retired in 1991. He also owned Boothill Shoe Store in Morgantown from 1983 to 1991.
He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
The Rev. Ed Pearson will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
Franklin Daily Journal 19 Oct 1998
FRANKLIN
William Russell Burton
William Russell Burton, 68, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Franklin and was a former resident of Morgantown.
He was born May 7, 1930, in Richmond. His parents were George Lewis and Hassie Eli-zabeth (Atkins) Burton. He married Joyce Joan (Minor) Burton on Oct. 27, 1950, in Richmond. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Diane Hydell of Mooresville, KaAnne Marie Short of Hopkinsville and Amy Lynette Rieger of Indianapolis; one son, David William Burton of Franklin; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Miller; and one brother, Lewis Maynard Burton.
He was a truck driver for Sodrel Truck Lines in Indianapolis for 38 years. He retired in 1991. He also owned Boothill Shoe Store in Morgantown from 1983 to 1991.
He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
The Rev. Ed Pearson will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
FRANKLIN
William Russell Burton
William Russell Burton, 68, died Saturday, Oct. 17, 1998, at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin. He was a resident of Franklin and was a former resident of Morgantown.
He was born May 7, 1930, in Richmond. His parents were George Lewis and Hassie Eli-zabeth (Atkins) Burton. He married Joyce Joan (Minor) Burton on Oct. 27, 1950, in Richmond. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Phyllis Diane Hydell of Mooresville, KaAnne Marie Short of Hopkinsville and Amy Lynette Rieger of Indianapolis; one son, David William Burton of Franklin; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Linda Miller; and one brother, Lewis Maynard Burton.
He was a truck driver for Sodrel Truck Lines in Indianapolis for 38 years. He retired in 1991. He also owned Boothill Shoe Store in Morgantown from 1983 to 1991.
He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Trafalgar. He enjoyed fishing and woodworking.
The Rev. Ed Pearson will conduct a service at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home in Morgantown. Friends may call from 3 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at East Hill Cemetery in Morgantown.
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