OBIT: Charles S. BURNS, 1958, Altoona, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Michael S. Caldwell Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ _________________________________________ CHARLES S. BURNS Of 1210 16th St., died at 8.30 p.m. Wednesday at the Altoona VA Hospital. Mr. Burns was born May 10, 1889, in Altoona, a son of William F. and Emma (Wyandt) Burns. Mr. Burns was a painter. During World War I he served in France with the 147th Engineers. He was of the Methodist faith and a member of Lakemont American Legion Post and the Altoona Eagles. Surviving are his wife, the former Marian Funk, and four brothers and three sisters, Samuel, Merle, Francis, Clyde, Mrs. Catherine Ostrander and Mrs. Mary Grau of Altoona and Mrs. Laura Burket of Claysburg. Friends will be received at the Laughlin Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Friday. Hoenstine Obituary Collection, volume 28, p. 6, hand-dated (Thursday), 5-8- 58 [Altoona Mirror, May 5, 1958]