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Submitted: 11/30/12 • Approved: 5/30/24 • Last Updated: 6/2/24 • R789471-G0-S3
5 Aug 1921 - 8 Sept 1976
Son of James Addison and Lena Mae Groves Burks
Husband of Hattie Lou Miller Stradiota She is buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada. James and Hattie divorced and she married Joseph Carl Strdiota.
James was a brother of Fanny, Lelah, Lois, Francis, Gladys,Thomas and Louie Burks
James worked in the logging field, then later was a truck driver and mechanic. He was killed in an accident while working for the Dallas Morning News.
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Contributed on 11/30/12 by tootied
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