Kimble County, TX - Obituaries, Burt, John Matt, 1953
Wednesday, April 19, 2000

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The Junction Eagle, February 27, 1953
(with permission of publisher)

                         John Matt Burt Funeral Held Here Sunday

  Funeral services for John Matt Burt, 66 year old native of Kimble, were held Sunday from
the Hodges Funeral Home chapel with Walter W. Leamons, Church of Christ minister, officiating,
assisted by the Rev. Louis Pearl, London Congregational minister.  Burial was in the Junction
cemetery.
  Burt, a Junction public school bus driver, died suddenly Thursday after completing his
morning trip bringing the children from Little Mexico to school.  Death was attributed to a
heart attack.
  He was born February 22, 1887, near London, Texas, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John M.
Burt, Sr.  His father was a pioneer Kimble dentist and druggist.
  After spending his early life in eastern parts of Kimble county, Mr. Burt served in the
United States Navy from 1906 to 1910.
  He was married to Miss Bessie Lee Allsup here March 12, 1922.  The ceremony was performed by
the late John S. Durst, Church of Christ minister.
  He was engaged in the ranching business much of his life, but had lived at his home in
Junction for the past ten years.
  Survivors include the widow; three sons, SFC Andrew M. Burt of Big Spring, S/Sgt. Fane L.
Burt of Travis AFB, Calif., and Britton A. Burt, Junction High School Sophomore; two daughters,
Misses Margaret and Frederica Burt of Junction and two grandchildren, Deborah Claire and
Cynthia Burt.
  Pall bearers were Roy Blackburn, Frank Patterson, Lane Hodges, Marvin Skaggs, Edd Cummins and 
J. D. Blackburn.
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            Funeral Notice
             
            John Matt Burt

  Born February 22, 1887, London, Texas
  Died February 26, 1953, Junction, Texas

  Funeral services will be held from the
  Hodges Funeral Home Chapel Sunday,
  March 1, 1953, at 2 p.m. with Walter W.
  Leamons officiating assisted by the Rev.
  Louis Pearl.

   Interment in the Junction cemetery

    Hodges Funeral Home directing
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