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Submitted: 11/15/20 • Approved: 11/16/20 • Last Updated: 11/19/20 • R366702-G366701-S3
November 6, 1902-January 2, 1962
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not die, but have everlasting life. John 3:16
*Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
Mrs. George Ella Burleson, 59, of 1917 Milam, and a former resident of Spearman, died today at 7:10 a.m. in Northwest Texas Hospital.
Mrs. Burleson had been a resident of Amarillo since 1952, moved here from Spearman.
She was born Nov. 6, 1902, in Yoakum County, and was a member of the First Baptist Church in Amarillo.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Dennis Kern of Amarillo and Mrs. N.C. Jeffries of Borger; one son, Andy Burleson of Gruver; three sisters, Mrs. C.H. McCosmock of El Cajon, Calif., Mrs. Travis Hogas of Los Angeles and Mrs. F.O. Crawford of Spearman; two brothers, Floyd May of El Cajon, Calif., and Felton May of National City, Calif., and nine grandchildren.
Funeral services are pending with the Boxwells of Amarillo.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - Tue, Jan 2, 1962 - Page 11)
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Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982
Name: George Ella Burleson
[George Ella May]
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1902
Birth Place: Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: Amarillo, Potter, Texas
Father: J J May
Mother: Mary Jemison
Age at Death: 59
Death Date: 2 Jan 1962
Death Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Contributed on 11/15/20 by neldapat
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