Richard Buchanan Burns Sr (1925 - 1976)

Born 6 Mar 1925 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Sep 1976 at age 51 in Sumter, Sumter, South Carolina, United States

Biography

Richard Buchanan was born in 1925. He passed away in 1976.

• Richard graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter, S.C. in 1942.

• Richard B. Burns, 51, died early Sunday morning at The Tuomey Hospital.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of Mrs. Fannie Buchanan Burns of Sumter and the late Alwin C. Burns.

Mr. Burns was a member and a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.

He attended The Citadel prior to serving in World War II. He was a member of the 45th Infantry and a prisoner of war for eight months. He completed his education at the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity He also studied at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 1947.

He was owner and operator of Burns Flower Center.

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124693279/richard-buchanan-burns: accessed 25 May 2023), memorial page for Richard Buchanan Burns (6 Mar 1925–19 Sep 1976), Find a Grave Memorial ID 124693279, citing Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257).