Obituary: Therell Glenn Burwick, March 16, 2011

Contributed by Brenda Scott Hines
June 2014
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The Observer/Enterprise, Coke County, TX - March 25, 2011

BURWICK

Therell Glenn Burwick died Wednesday, March 16, 2011, at the age of 85.  
Service was held at 2 pm Monday, March 21, 2011, at Blackwell Methodist 
Church with the Rev. Charles Casey officiating.  Interment followed in 
the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home of 
Sweetwater.
 
He was born to Robert Frances and Willie Mae Burwick on September 17, 1926, 
in Hylton, Texas. He was married to Lillie Cook Burwick on March 20, 1947, 
in San Angelo, Texas. The couple was married for 64 years. She preceded 
him in death on November 28, 2010.

Therell served in World War II in the Army Air Corps. He flew 35 missions 
over European Theatre in a B17 as a tail-gunner with the 390th Bomb Group 
of the 8th Air Force. Upon honorable discharge he came back to the Blackwell 
area and started farming, ranching and working in the oil-field. He retired 
from Texaco in 1975, after 23 years and started his own company, Burwick 
Oilfield Services, Inc.  He was a 55-year member of Hylton Masonic Lodge 884, 
Dallas Scottish Rite and Suez Shriner.  Also preceding him in death were 
brother Bill Burwick; sister-in-law Edna Burwick; his parents; brother-in-law 
Ted Smith; and great-granddaughter Lillian Burwick.

Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Glenn and Tanya Burwick of Blackwell; 
grandchildren Shay Burwick and Doug Mitchell of San Angelo, Sean and Lindsey 
Brown of Greenbrier, Ark., Darin and Rachael Burwick of Blackwell and 
Zac Burwickof Blackwell; great-grand-children Radin Burwick, Addie and 
Mac Mitchell, Kaycie and Austin Brown; brother J.R. Burwick from Granbury; 
sisters-in-law Billie Burwick of Sweetwater, Nell Smith of Merkel; 
brother-in-law Robert Cook and wife Connie of San Antonio; and nieces and 
nephews, Greg Burwick, Suzanne Jacobs and husband Charlie, Bob Burwick and 
wife Debora, Linda Willis, Shery Drehobb, Jeri Kay Eaton, Cindy Ranson and 
husband Ron, Penny Pichand husband David, Craig Cook and wife Sandra and 
Robbie Kay Rodriguez and husband Jason.

The family would like to thank Bronte Health and Rehab Center for their 
exceptional and loving care.

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