Mary Burton

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mary Loretta Burton, 69, of Chaffee, formerly of Morley, Mo., died Saturday, April 10, 2004, at Chaffee Nursing Center.

She was born Jan. 16, 1935, at Perkins, Mo., daughter of Chester and Zettie Welch Edwards. She and Herbert Scott Burton were married Sept. 1, 1950. He died March 1, 1995.

Mrs. Burton was a machine operator with Florsheim Shoe Co. in Chaffee, and retired as a machine operator at Oran Hat Factory in Oran, Mo. She was a member of Eagles Aerie 3775 in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include two sons, Hubert Burton of Chaffee, Stevie Burton of Morley; four daughters, Carolyn Coram, Linda Scott and Lorie Daniels, all of Lowndes, Mo., Debbie Essner of Jackson; two sisters, Elsie Bloomer of Flint, Mich., Helen Backues of Ellisville, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother, two sisters, a grandson, and a great-grandson.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, with the Rev. Don Russell officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens near Morley.