Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BURTON, JOE LEE August 18, 2016
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News Star World - August 19, 2016
JOE LEE BURTON

Funeral services for Joe Lee Burton, 82, of West Monroe, LA will be held at 
2:00 PM, Saturday, August 20, 2016 in the chapel of Kilpatrick Funeral Home, 
West Monroe. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Calhoun, LA. 
Officiating will be Bro. Eddy Shoemaker.

Joe was born January 21, 1934 in Leton, LA and passed away August 18, 2016 
surrounded by his loving family. Joe was a resident of Landmark Nursing and 
Rehab Center, where he received excellent care. Joe is preceded in death by 
his first wife Adelia Young Burton, mother of their four children; his parents 
James Lee Burton and Lucy Mae Mills Hodges; numerous brothers and sisters.

Joe is survived by his wife Betty; two sons, Danny Burton, Carl Burton and 
wife Ruby; two daughters; Susie Carter and husband Billy, Lisa Hurt and 
husband Billy; two sisters, Evelyn Bamburg and husband Glen, and Daisy Wall 
and husband J.P.; step-children Carolyn Mims and husband Steven, April Riley, 
Danny Riley and wife Pam, Jerry Riley and wife Cara; and numerous 
grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Joe was a Sheet Metal Journeyman most of his adult life and retired early. Joe 
played music most of his life and has played for the Wildwood Express, The 
Dixie Jamboree, Lincoln Opry, VFW and at local churches and nursing homes. His 
band opened a concert for Mel Tillis, and he performed with Ace Cannon and 
Linda Davis. He was always ready to help with fund raisers for a good cause. 
He was a loving husband, father, paw-paw and great paw-paw. Joe will be missed 
by all who knew him.

Pallbearers will be Nathan Johnson, Dusty Burton, Alex Burton, Joseph Burton, 
Don Hatten and Steve Hatten. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the 
"Joe Burton Band" who, with their love and kindness kept him going when he was 
growing tired, John Copes, F.P. "Doc" Cobb, Ed Matthews and Bert Wiggins.

Visitation will be held Friday, August 19, 2016 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at 
Kilpatrick Funeral Home West Monroe.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

West Monroe, LA 


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