Wallace Funeral Home
Obituaries (2013)

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  1.    Ramey,  Ralph Edward
  2.    Hesson,  Callie Mae
  3.    Burns,  Fred N.
  4.    Burgy,  Deborah C.
  5.    Rutherford,  Homer V.
  6.    Morrison,  Willard
  7.    Brown,  Sue
  8.    Harden,  Dallas G.
  9.    Caldwell,  Donald Burton
  10.  McClaskey,  Carl Lyndell
  11.  Ray,  Clenon Edwin
  12.  Gue,  Sue Ellen
  13.  Hunt,  Nadine Dora
  14.  Haun,  Becky A.

 

Doors to the Past

Obituary

Fred N. Burns
(August 17, 1941 - October 5, 2013)

Fred N. Burns, 72, of Barboursville, WV, went home to be with Lord on Saturday, October 5, 2013. A Celebration of Life Services will be held at 3:00 pm Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Steele Memorial United Methodist Church, Barboursville by Rev. Dr. John Sauvage and Rev. Ralph Sager. He was born August 17, 1941 in Cabell County, WV, a son of Theodosia Browning Burns of Milton, WV, and the late George Burns. He was preceded in death by two sons, William Bill Burns and Robert Burns, and one brother, Lewis Burns. He was retired from Owens Illinois where he was manager of the service and shipping department. After retiring he worked at the Riviera Golf Course in Lesage. He was a member of Steele Memorial United Methodist Church, the Pennington Sunday School Class and a member of Orchard Hills Country Club. He was an avid golfer, hunter, outdoors man and was active in sports his entire life. For Milton High School he was an All Star Athlete playing basketball, baseball and football. He once scored over fifty points in a basketball game against Ceredo-Kenova. In 1959 he was named Mr. Basketball of Cabell County, was the most promising athlete and received a basketball scholarship to Marshall University. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his wife of forty-four years, Mary Frances Sweney Burns; a daughter, Elizabeth Gibson and her husband Roger of Chesapeake, OH; three grandchildren, Peyton Birch, Madison Birch and Bode King; two great grandchildren, Skylar Cabell and Riley Cabell; another daughter, Denise Kraning of Chesapeake, OH, three grandchildren, Amy, Jessica and Tyler; three sisters, Linda Kearns of Winter Park, Florida, Mary Black and her husband Dale of Milton, and Karen Arbaugh and her husband Aubrey of Elyria, OH. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Steele Memorial United Methodist Church Building Fund. Wallace Funeral Home, Barboursville, in charge of arrangements.  Fred will be greatly missed by his family, friends, and especially by his little buddy, Bode.

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