MAUDIE BRADLEY BURLESON, Obituary, 15 Sep 2000 - Coke County, TX

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San Angelo Standard-Times - 17 Sep 2000, San Angelo, TX

MAUDIE BRADLEY BURLESON

Maudie Bradley Burleson passed away Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at her 
residence.

Maudie worked as an licensed vocational nurse at local hospitals, 
nursing homes and private duty nursing from 1948 until her retirement 
from San Angelo State School in Carlsbad at age 70. During the polio 
epidemic, she cared for iron lung patients at Shannon Hospital. She 
worked at St. John’s Hospital, Shannon, Sterling City Hospital, local 
nursing homes, June Petit’s Golden Years Nursing Home in Christoval 
and also at San Angelo State School (primarily in the men’s dorms) as 
medications nurse. She never stopped studying and learning how to 
serve her patients in all the years she worked. She took great pride 
in successfully passing her State Board Exam in August at the age of 
65; thus removing the “waivered” designation from her license. She 
had many memories of special people she worked with and of her
patients. Her “boys” at Carlsbad were very special to her as was 
Sister Dianacia, her teacher at St. John’s; June Pettit and Dr. Aaron 
Landy, among many others.

She was born in Concho County to James Monroe and Octa Lee Welch 
Bradley on June 15, 1909. She was married to W.E. Bill Burleson at
Tennyson on April 4, 1931. She was preceded in death by her husband,
her parents, three daughters, and two grandsons.

She is survived by one sister, Ora Thornton of San Angelo; one son, 
Roy Burleson and wife, Betty, of San Angelo; two daughters, Louise 
Green and husband, Henry, of Circle, Mo., and Billie Chisum of San 
Angelo; 12 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren; one great-
great-grandson and a niece and nephew.

The family wishes to express very special thanks to the people of DHS, 
especially her care-giver, Sharon Kendrick; and to everyone at Hospice 
of San Angelo, especially her nurse, Debbie Bishop. Memorials may be 
sent to Hospice of San Angelo or to a favorite charity.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, in Mule Creek 
Cemetery in Tennyson with the Rev. Paul Terry Chaplain of Hospice of 
San Angelo officiating. Arrangements are by Johnson’s Funeral home.

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