SHAMROCK - Bill Bruton, 81, died Friday, July 11, 2003.

Graveside services will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Bruton Family Ranch in Collingsworth County with Patrick Lyall officiating. Arrangements are by Wright Funeral Directors.

Mr. Bruton was born July 12, 1921, in Jack County. He married Doris Wischkaemper on Feb. 24, 1951, in Wheeler.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Lee Ann Sherman and Shaunda Vinyard, both of Shamrock, and Dottie Spitz of Elk City, Okla.; two sons, George Bruton of Fritch and Glenn Bruton of Vernon; two sisters, Verdeen Kelsey of Oklahoma City and Georgia Lee Gruber of Weatherford; two brothers, Vernon Bruton of Dallas and Simon Bruton of Perrin; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, July 12, 2003)
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Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932
Name: Burton
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1921
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Santo, Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Father: Geo Henry Burton
Father Birth Place: Jack County
Mother: Minnie Lee Jones
Mother Birth Place: Parker County
Mother Residence: Santo

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Bill Wayland Bruton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 20
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1921
Birth Place: Santo Palo Pinto, Texas, USA
Residence Place: Perrin, Jack, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Perrin, Jack, Texas, USA
Employer: E J Shawver
Weight: 158
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 11
Next of Kin: G H Bruton
Household Members:
Name Relationship
Bill Wayland Bruton Self (Head)

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Bill Wayland Bruton
[Bill W Bruton]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 12 Jul 1921
Birth Place: Santo Palo P, Texas
Death Date: 11 Jul 2003
Father: George H Bruton
Mother: Minnie L Jones
SSN: 449427095
Notes: Jan 1946: Name listed as BILL WAYLAND BRUTON; 22 Jul 2003: Name listed as BILL W BRUTON