Son of Jacob G. & Martha Annie (BUCKLER) BURRUS. Married first 26 NOV 1907 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Mable Claire CARSON. Married second 05 OCT 1916 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Lilla HOOK.
"JAKE BURRUS DIES SUNDAY: Funeral Services For Widely-Known Citizen To Be This Afternoon // William Jake BURRUS, 70, lifelong resident of Columbus, died Sunday afternoon at 4:55 o'clock at his home, 2307 Tenth street, following an illness of several months. // Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the resident. Rev. J. S. COOK, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist church of which Mr. BURRUS was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. // Born in Columbus, March 11, 1872, Mr. BURRUS was the son of the late Jacob and Martha BUCKLER BURRUS. He was a member of an old and widely-known Columbus family and was well-known throughout this section. // Besides his wife, Mrs. Lilla HOOK BURRUS, he is survived by a son, Felix BURRUS, Columbus, two sisters, Mrs. Mollie BURRUS MUNN, Columbus, and Mrs. Alfred BERRY, Albany, a brother, Ed [?] BURRUS, Columbus, and two nieces, Mrs. Ben WARDLAW, Columbus, and Mrs. Charles HEPLEY [?], Zanesville, O., and a nephew, Perry BURRUS, College Park. // Pallbearers will be, active: George J. BURRUS, Ben F. WARDLAW, Homer SUGGS, C. K. BERRY, Sr., Claude BROWN and C. G. IRVIN; honorary: W. G. ALLEN, J. W. WOODRUFF, Sr., A. G. SMITH, Watkins DIMON, Harry C. ___, Emile MURPHY, Charles CUMMINS, A. H. CHAPMAN, F. Oren SMITH, J. Nunnally JOHNSON, L. A. ALLEN, Capt. Smith W. TOMPKINS, Roy McKENZIE, S. L. SIMMONS, J. B. KEY, Dr. R. H. BROWN, M. C. ___ERSON, Tom ANDREWS, W. M. DYKES and Mr. AIKEN." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, Monday, 11 MAY 1942, pp. 1 & 2. Note that the portion on page 2 is faint and has a couple of tears in the source, making some of the names in the image difficult to read.]
Per Georgia Death Index: William J. BURRUS, White male, died 10 MAY 1942, aged 70 years, in Muscogee County, Georgia, death certificate #11119.
"JAKE BURRUS DIES SUNDAY: Funeral Services For Widely-Known Citizen To Be This Afternoon // William Jake BURRUS, 70, lifelong resident of Columbus, died Sunday afternoon at 4:55 o'clock at his home, 2307 Tenth street, following an illness of several months. // Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the resident. Rev. J. S. COOK, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist church of which Mr. BURRUS was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. // Born in Columbus, March 11, 1872, Mr. BURRUS was the son of the late Jacob and Martha BUCKLER BURRUS. He was a member of an old and widely-known Columbus family and was well-known throughout this section. // Besides his wife, Mrs. Lilla HOOK BURRUS, he is survived by a son, Felix BURRUS, Columbus, two sisters, Mrs. Mollie BURRUS MUNN, Columbus, and Mrs. Alfred BERRY, Albany, a brother, Ed [?] BURRUS, Columbus, and two nieces, Mrs. Ben WARDLAW, Columbus, and Mrs. Charles HEPLEY [?], Zanesville, O., and a nephew, Perry BURRUS, College Park. // Pallbearers will be, active: George J. BURRUS, Ben F. WARDLAW, Homer SUGGS, C. K. BERRY, Sr., Claude BROWN and C. G. IRVIN; honorary: W. G. ALLEN, J. W. WOODRUFF, Sr., A. G. SMITH, Watkins DIMON, Harry C. ___, Emile MURPHY, Charles CUMMINS, A. H. CHAPMAN, F. Oren SMITH, J. Nunnally JOHNSON, L. A. ALLEN, Capt. Smith W. TOMPKINS, Roy McKENZIE, S. L. SIMMONS, J. B. KEY, Dr. R. H. BROWN, M. C. ___ERSON, Tom ANDREWS, W. M. DYKES and Mr. AIKEN." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, Monday, 11 MAY 1942, pp. 1 & 2. Note that the portion on page 2 is faint and has a couple of tears in the source, making some of the names in the image difficult to read.]
Per Georgia Death Index: William J. BURRUS, White male, died 10 MAY 1942, aged 70 years, in Muscogee County, Georgia, death certificate #11119.
Son of Jacob G. & Martha Annie (BUCKLER) BURRUS. Married first 26 NOV 1907 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Mable Claire CARSON. Married second 05 OCT 1916 in Muscogee County, Georgia, to Lilla HOOK.
"JAKE BURRUS DIES SUNDAY: Funeral Services For Widely-Known Citizen To Be This Afternoon // William Jake BURRUS, 70, lifelong resident of Columbus, died Sunday afternoon at 4:55 o'clock at his home, 2307 Tenth street, following an illness of several months. // Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the resident. Rev. J. S. COOK, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist church of which Mr. BURRUS was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. // Born in Columbus, March 11, 1872, Mr. BURRUS was the son of the late Jacob and Martha BUCKLER BURRUS. He was a member of an old and widely-known Columbus family and was well-known throughout this section. // Besides his wife, Mrs. Lilla HOOK BURRUS, he is survived by a son, Felix BURRUS, Columbus, two sisters, Mrs. Mollie BURRUS MUNN, Columbus, and Mrs. Alfred BERRY, Albany, a brother, Ed [?] BURRUS, Columbus, and two nieces, Mrs. Ben WARDLAW, Columbus, and Mrs. Charles HEPLEY [?], Zanesville, O., and a nephew, Perry BURRUS, College Park. // Pallbearers will be, active: George J. BURRUS, Ben F. WARDLAW, Homer SUGGS, C. K. BERRY, Sr., Claude BROWN and C. G. IRVIN; honorary: W. G. ALLEN, J. W. WOODRUFF, Sr., A. G. SMITH, Watkins DIMON, Harry C. ___, Emile MURPHY, Charles CUMMINS, A. H. CHAPMAN, F. Oren SMITH, J. Nunnally JOHNSON, L. A. ALLEN, Capt. Smith W. TOMPKINS, Roy McKENZIE, S. L. SIMMONS, J. B. KEY, Dr. R. H. BROWN, M. C. ___ERSON, Tom ANDREWS, W. M. DYKES and Mr. AIKEN." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, Monday, 11 MAY 1942, pp. 1 & 2. Note that the portion on page 2 is faint and has a couple of tears in the source, making some of the names in the image difficult to read.]
Per Georgia Death Index: William J. BURRUS, White male, died 10 MAY 1942, aged 70 years, in Muscogee County, Georgia, death certificate #11119.
"JAKE BURRUS DIES SUNDAY: Funeral Services For Widely-Known Citizen To Be This Afternoon // William Jake BURRUS, 70, lifelong resident of Columbus, died Sunday afternoon at 4:55 o'clock at his home, 2307 Tenth street, following an illness of several months. // Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the resident. Rev. J. S. COOK, pastor of the St. Luke Methodist church of which Mr. BURRUS was a member, will officiate. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. // Born in Columbus, March 11, 1872, Mr. BURRUS was the son of the late Jacob and Martha BUCKLER BURRUS. He was a member of an old and widely-known Columbus family and was well-known throughout this section. // Besides his wife, Mrs. Lilla HOOK BURRUS, he is survived by a son, Felix BURRUS, Columbus, two sisters, Mrs. Mollie BURRUS MUNN, Columbus, and Mrs. Alfred BERRY, Albany, a brother, Ed [?] BURRUS, Columbus, and two nieces, Mrs. Ben WARDLAW, Columbus, and Mrs. Charles HEPLEY [?], Zanesville, O., and a nephew, Perry BURRUS, College Park. // Pallbearers will be, active: George J. BURRUS, Ben F. WARDLAW, Homer SUGGS, C. K. BERRY, Sr., Claude BROWN and C. G. IRVIN; honorary: W. G. ALLEN, J. W. WOODRUFF, Sr., A. G. SMITH, Watkins DIMON, Harry C. ___, Emile MURPHY, Charles CUMMINS, A. H. CHAPMAN, F. Oren SMITH, J. Nunnally JOHNSON, L. A. ALLEN, Capt. Smith W. TOMPKINS, Roy McKENZIE, S. L. SIMMONS, J. B. KEY, Dr. R. H. BROWN, M. C. ___ERSON, Tom ANDREWS, W. M. DYKES and Mr. AIKEN." [Columbus (GA) Enquirer newspaper, Monday, 11 MAY 1942, pp. 1 & 2. Note that the portion on page 2 is faint and has a couple of tears in the source, making some of the names in the image difficult to read.]
Per Georgia Death Index: William J. BURRUS, White male, died 10 MAY 1942, aged 70 years, in Muscogee County, Georgia, death certificate #11119.
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