OBIT: Vernon Burton, d. 1999, Bullitt Co., KY

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Transcribed by: twotrees@hal-pc.org
Date:  21 Sept 2000
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Transcribed by Walter E. Welsh

   Vernon BURTON, 69, of Louisville, died on Wednesday, May 19, 1999, at Norton Audubon 
Hospital.  He was a native of Columbia, KY., an Army veteran, retired employee of General 
Electric and owner of Vernon Burton Well Drilling.
   He is survived by his wife, Maxine G. BURTON; three sons, Greg BURTON of Pensacola, Fla., 
Tracy BURTON of Louisville and Kelly BURTON of Brooks; two daughters, Lynnette GEORGE of 
Louisville and LeAnn BECKMAN of Pioneer Village; two brothers, Harlan BURTON Shepherdsville 
and Leonard BURTON of Brooks; six sisters, Jewel HOWARD Of Ocala, Fla., Virginia HUNT of 
Elizabethtown, Ethel EYSOLDT of West Alexandria, Ohio, Norma PITTS of Louisville, Phyllis 
MOORE of Campbellsville, Ky., and Glenna BURTON of Columbia; six grandsons, Shane SANDERS, 
Brandon SANDERS, Travis BURTON and Trevor BURTON, of Louisville, Joshua BURTON of Pensacola, 
Fla., and Kirk BECKMAN of Pioneer Village; one step-grandson, Brandon MCCLELLAN of 
Louisville; six granddaughters, Tabetha BURTON and Hayley BECKMAN, both of Pioneer Village, 
Rashell GREEN of Clarksville, Tenn., Amber BURTON and Ashlee BURTON, both of Louisville, and 
Bridget BURTON of Brooks; two great-grandchildren, Bethany SANDERS and Kayla SANDERS, both 
of Hillview.
   Funeral Services were held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 22, at Schmid Funeral Home in 
Mount Washington with the Rev. Gardiner GENTRY officiating and Bonnie MCMICHAEL playing the 
organ. Burial was in Highland Memory Gardens in Mount Washington.