Funeral services for Mr. Ernest Burdette Burton, 85, of Louisiana, Mo., will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, at the Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, Mo. The Rev. Robert Cook, assisted by the Rev. Chuck Clark, will officiate.
Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be at Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Louisiana with military honors conducted by members of American Legion Post 370.
Mr. Burton passed away Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at his home in Louisiana.
He was born Feb. 5, 1924, in Fayette to Homer and Effie May Spencer Burton.
He married Marie Robertson Aug. 31, 1947, at Eolia, and she survives.
Other survivors include one son, Paul Burton (Linda) of Louisiana; two grandchildren, Jeremiah Burton (Roxanne) of Louisiana and Michelle Walsh (John) of Bixby, Okla.; four great-grandchildren, Patrick Walsh, Riley Walsh, Christian Walsh and Jasmine Burton; one brother, Charles Burton of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Doris Scherder of Bowling Green and Loraine Nichols of Kansas City, Mo.; and nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Orville Burton.
Ernest had been employed as an operator for Hercules Chemical Company in Louisiana, Mo., for 31 years, retiring in 1985.
He was a veteran, serving with the United States Air Force during World War II.
He was a member of the House of Prayer Church in Kinderhook, Ill.
He was a man of honor and integrity who loved to fish the Mississippi River, deer hunt and spend time with his family. He was an amazing father, grandfather and great-grandfather, who gave of himself unconditionally, who left his family with many precious memories.
We love our “Poppy” and he will be greatly missed.
Memorials may be given to Community Care Hospice in care of Collier Funeral Homes Inc., 117 Barnard Drive, Louisiana, M0 63353.
Online condolences may be sent to collierfuneral.com.
