Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Burrus, George Sr December 20, 1970 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deborah VanDeveer http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00034.html#0008482 January 14, 2026, 10:03 pm The Virginian-Pilot, Tuesday, December 22, 1970 NORFOLK - George Burrus Sr. of 1724 Willoughby Ave. died Sunday in his home. A native of Fairfield, N.C., he was the husband of Mrs. Lillie Burrus and a son of the late George B. and Mrs. Anna Murray Burrus. He was a retired janitor with 18 years of service at Ruffner Junior High School. Besides his widow, surviving are two sons, George Burrus Jr. and Booker T. Burrus of Norfolk; four brothers, Charles Murray of Norfolk, Lawrence Murray of Washington, Andrew Burrus of New York, and Arnell Burrus of Chesapeake; a sister, Mrs. Estelle Manor of Washington; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Hale Funeral Home by the Rev. J. L. Kearney. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/b/burrus19488gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb