BURRUSS, LOYD - Baxter County, Arkansas | LOYD BURRUSS - Arkansas Gravestone Photos

Loyd BURRUSS

Norfork Cemetery
Baxter County,
Arkansas

April 29, 1923-August 17, 1997

Married Valentine Violet Stapleton April 11, 1953

(Note: Some of the family, including some of his children spell the surname Burris. His obituary also had the 'Burris' spelling, but his name was listed as Burruss (like the gravestone) on the Social Security Death Index.)

*Obituary
White River Current
August 21, 1997
Loyd 'Shorty' Burris, son of the late John Humphery and Susie Stubbs Burris, was born April 29, 1923, in Rush Creek. He died August 17, 1997, in Mt. Home. He was 74.
Mr. Burris was united in marriage to Violet Stapleton, April 11, 1953, in Yellville. He spent most of his life as fishing guide for Rose Fishing Service. He was of the Pentecostal faith.
Survivors include his wife of the home; one daughter, Lola Faye Bell of Idaho; three sons, Earnest Lee Burris of Calico Rock, Jimmy Burris and his wife, Sheryl, of Brockwell, and Terry Wayne Burris of Calico Rock; two granddaughters, Dondee and Dhiaa Burris of Brockwell; and one grandson, Levi Burris of Gassville. He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 21, 1997, at 2:00PM at the Pleasant Valley Community Church in Calico Rock with Tom Cone and Donnie Speaks officiating.
Pallbearers are Jim Davis, Chuck Day, Duran Stapleton, Steve Cooper , Troyce May and Raymond Owens.
Interment will be at the Norfork Cemetery under the direction of the Eddy Howard Funeral Home in Melbourne.
(From the files of Max Parnell.)

Contributed on 3/14/09 by maxparnell
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Submitted: 3/14/09 • Approved: 7/18/15 • Last Updated: 7/21/15 • R168140-G0-S3

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