Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Caleb Ray Burts

Caleb Ray Burts, 11, of Fairfield, passed away at his home on Sunday, January 19, 
2014.  

Visitation was at Capps Memorial Chapel on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.  Funeral 
services were held 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 23, 2014 at First Baptist Church 
with Bro. Don Suits, II, pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church officiating; assisted 
by Bro. Carl Clark, pastor of Corinth Baptist Church in Dew.  Interment followed 
at Dew Cemetery.  

Caleb was born February 17, 2002 in Houston to parents Francis and Linda Payne 
Burts.  He had been a resident of Freestone County for nine years having moved 
from West Columbia.  Before beginning home schooling Caleb had been a student 
in the Dew I.S.D.  Caleb was a very active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church 
where he served proudly as an usher.  Some his many favorite activities included 
aggravating his brother, hunting, video games, Legos, anything military, riding 
dirt bikes and ATV’s.  Caleb was very tender hearted and loved his family and 
friends.  Caleb was preceded in death by grandparents, Annabelle Crowder; R.C. 
Goodridge; Roy Payne; Mary Ruth Belcher; Milton Ray Burts; one aunt, Katherine 
Hayles; one uncle, Benny Dean Burts.  

Pallbearers were Roy Payne, Ryan Payne, Ryan Nordt, Dewayne Powell, Cole Dishongh 
and Cy Payne. 

Left to cherish his memory are his parents, Linda and Francis Burts of Fairfield; 
two brothers, Wyatt and Corey; three sisters, Emalie; Kayte and Noah; 
grandparents, Darlene and Curtis Payne of Alvin, TX; great-grandmother, Edith 
Flora of Alvin; aunts, uncles and cousins, Roy and Jennifer Payne and son Cy of 
West Columbia; Denise and Dewayne Powell and children Kayla, Cole and Kara of 
West Columbia; Julie and Ryan Nordt of Fulshear and daughters Rachel and Halle; 
Ryan and Amy Payne of Magnolia, TX and children Addison and Dylan; Johnny and 
Deloris Burts.


VISITATION
Wednesday January 22, 2014, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Capps Memorial Chapel 

FUNERAL SERVICE
Thursday January 23, 2014, 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church 

INTERMENT
Thursday January 23, 2014 at Dew Cemetery