Beckham County, OK - Obits: James Edward Burleson, 1930 30 Oct 2007 Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell) ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************ BURLESON, JAMES EDWARD (13 Aug 1930, Wednesday, Elk City Newspaper, Elk City, Beckham Co, OK): BURLESON RITES ARE CONDUCTED. Funeral services for James Edward Burleson, 80, who has resided here for the past fifteen years, were held this afternoon at four o'clock in the Grubitz and Son Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. H. W. Shirley, pastor of the First Baptist church conducted the services. Mr. Burleson leaves very few close relatives, having remained unmarried. He came here from Texas fifteen years ago and has since made his home with his nephew, C. B. Brown, south of the city. Mr. Burleson has been in poor health for some time but had only been in a city hospital for three days at his death. Wednesday afternoon. Interment was made in West Fairlawn Cemetery.