Obit of Donald Wayne (Don) Burns (b652) - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 18 Nov 2002 ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ==================================================================== Obit for Donald Wayne (Don) Burns Funeral services for Donald Wayne (Don) Burns, 55, of Guthrie, Oklahoma was Tuesday, January 28, 1992 at the Zion Lutheran Church with Pastor Daivd May officiating. Burial was in Summit View Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home. Don was born February 24, 1936 near Clinton to Leonard William and Mary E. McColgin Burns. He died January 24, 1992 at Mercy Health Ceneter. He had lived in Guthrie since 1959, moving here from Reydon, Oklahoma. He attended Panhandle State College and was a rancher. He retired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Soil Conservation Service January 1, 1987. He was a member of the American Hereford Association and president of the Cattlemen's Association He was a former member of the Guthrie Lion's club. He married Roberta Ann Neulaus November 18, 1961 in Guthrie. He is survived by his wife Roberta, of the home; his parents Leonard and Mary Burns of Reydon; a foreign exchange son, John Bakker and his son, Daan Bakker, both of Enkhuizen, Holland; a brother and sister-in-law Eugene and Elenita Burns of Agency, Missouri; a sister and brother-in-law, Kay and Tom Lovett of Oklahoma City; a sister-in-law, Matha Burns of Bethany; a mother-in-law, Hilda Neuhaus of Coyle; and three nieces and five nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, James Dan Burns. Cheyenne Star, Cheyenne, OK