Newton Oliver Burns (1890 - 1970)

Born 7 Apr 1890 in near Oxford, Worth County, Missouri

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1970 at age 80 in Clarinda, Page County, Iowa

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Biography

Newton was born in 1890. Newton Burns married Norma Ruth Clary (1893 - 1983). Newt passed away in 1970, and was buried at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa.^[1]

Obituary

Newton Burns Rites Held Here April 22^[2]

Funeral services for Newton O. [liver] Burns, 80, of Bedford were held April 22 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home here with Carl Cummings officiating. Mr. Burns died April 19, 1970 at West Heights Manor in Clarinda. Interment was at Fairview Cemetery, Bedford.

Newton Oliver Burns, son of William and Anna Kennedy Burns, was born near Oxford, Mo., on April 7, 1890.

Mr. Burns grew to manhood at Parnell, Mo. At an early age he became a member of the Christian Church of Sheridan, Mo.

On Sept. 21, 1911 he was united in marriage to Norma [Ruth] Clary of Sheridan, moving to Iowa in 1920, where he spent his remaining years.

To this union 10 children were born.

He is survived by his wife Norma; six sons and three daughters: Max Burns of O’Fallon, Ill., Luther [Arnold] Burns of Bedford, Vern Burns of Marshall; Don Burns of Parker, So. Dakota; Francis Burns of Charlotte, Mich.; Verlin [Lloyd] Burns of Osceola, Ia.; Mrs. Harold (Marvel) Brown of Bedford; Mrs. Wilson (Deloris) Longfellow of Lenox; Mrs. Clyde (Shirley) Vincent of Howell, Mich.; one sister, Mrs. Iva Gray, Burlington Junctions, Mo.; one brother, Glen Burns of Parnell, Mo.; 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.

Preceding him in death were his son, Rex [Laverne] Burns, father and mother and four brothers.

He was a kind and considerate husband, father and brother, and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 36028625
2. ↑ Bedford Times-Press, Bedford, Iowa. Thursday, April 30, 1970. p. 7.