Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, March 30, 1990 TAG: 9003290799
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
OBIT-BURTON, S.
BURTON, SHERMAN H., SR.\
BEDFORD - Sherman Haynes Burton, Sr., age 85, of Raintree East Apartments died
Wednesday, March 28, 1990 in the Bedford County Memorial Hospital. He was born
in Jonesboro, Tenn., June 18, 1904 and was a retired farmer. He was the
husband of the late Ida Bell Dickerson Burton. Survivors include seven sons,
Ernest M. Burton, Sr., Madison Heights; Sherman H. Burton, Jr., Roanoke;
Clarence L. Burton, Troutville; Jack E. Burton, Raymond L. Burton, James W.
Burton, Frank E. Burton, all of Bedford; three daughters, Virgie B. Halsey,
Salem; Mary C. Lawrence, Bedford; Bessie B. Markham, Big Island; also 40
grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted
Saturday, March 31, 1990 at 11:00 a.m. at Timber Ridge Baptist Church with Dr.
Donald M. Gillette and Rev. William H. Steele officiating. Burial will follow
in the Virginia Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Friday from
7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Carder-Tharp Funeral Home, Bedford. Memorials may be
made to the Bedford Life Saving Crew.
by CNB