Surry-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Burton, Carl M., 2014 

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CARL MARTIN BURTON 

  SMITHFIELD - Carl Martin Burton, 75, died Saturday, September 27, 2014, 
surrounded by his loving family, after an extended illness.  Born in Surry 
County, VA, Carl was the son of the late Garland C. Sr. and Minnie Hill 
Burton.  He had lived in Isle of Wight County most of his life.  A veteran 
of the U.S. Air Force, Carl served active duty and in the Air Force Reserves 
for a total of 24 years of service.  He retired as a planner/estimator for 
Norfolk Naval Shipyard.  Carl was a member of the American Legion, Post #49, 
the Wakefield Masonic Lodge, and Dendron United Methodist Church.  In addition 
to his parents, Carl is preceded in death by 2 brothers, Garland C. Burton, 
Jr., and James Hill Burton, Sr.  He leaves to cherish his memories his wife 
of 47 years, Shirley Warren Burton, and his daughter, Donna Sue Burton; four 
sisters, Norma B. Crocker, Alice B. Morgan, Judith B. Applegate, and Virginia 
B. Galdos; and a brother, Richard L. Burton, Sr.  Family friends will gather 
6:00 - 7:30 p.m., Monday, September 29, in Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield. 
A graveside funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 
2014 in St. Luke’s Memorial Park, with Rev. Michael Frank officiating. 
Military honors will be observed.  The family suggests memorial contributions 
to the Isle of Wight Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 97, Smithfield, 23431 or to 
Bethany UMC, Building Fund c/o Raymond Edwards, 13088 Mill Swamp Rd., 
Smithfield, VA 23430.  Arrangements are in the care of Colonial Funeral Home, 
Smithfield, VA.


Carl Martin BURTON, retired Norfolk Naval Shipyard planner/estimator, 
Air Force veteran, 
b. 18 Dec 1938, Surry Co., d. 27 Sep 2014, 
interred in St. Luke’s Memorial Park*, Benns Church, 30 Sep 2014, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Sep. 28, 2014 

Additional information: 

*Text of obit posted with Find a Grave Mem. #188672728. 

Carl died after compilation of the Isle of Wight County Historical Society 
   {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His parents & maternal grandparents are buried in Martins Brandon Episcopal 
   Church Cemetery, Burrowsville, Prince George Co. 

His father's (donated, 1985) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b635g1ob.txt 

His mother's (donated, 2005) obit is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b635m2ob.txt 

He had lived in Dendron and attended Dendron school.


Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by 
Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

file at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/b635c2ob.txt