Obituaries:  Ora J. Burke, Sabine Parish       B-620
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Nov 15, 1995
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Ora J. Burke

  Funeral services for Ora J. Burke, 93, of Cheneyville, were held
on Saturday, October 7, 1995, at the Krammer Funeral Home in
Alexandria.

  Bro. Jim Peterson, along with 9 Masons from the Many Lodge #411,
conducted the Masonic Rites at the cemetery. They were joined by
other Masons from that area.

  Ora was born in Poland in 1902. He moved to Cheneyville in 1925,
and petitioned the Cheneyville Lodge #286. He served as secretary
there for 20 years. Mr. Burke retired at age 70, and moved to the
Toledo Bend area in 1977, where he met and married Verda Brumley
in 1978.

  Burke was honored by the York Rite College #99 in 1987, for
outstanding contributions to the Masonic Order.

  Survivors are three daughters, Maxine Watkins, Helen Johnson,
and Doris Earnest, who reside in the Alexandria area; several
grandchildren, and great grandchildren; and a host of friends
from the lodges he has served in.

  A presentation of six awards for Honesty and Integrity was held
on Oct. 8, 1995, in memory of Ora J. Burke.