SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for Lola Poland Burton, 96, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Dr. Murry Hodge and Mr. Keith Brossette, her Sunday School Teacher. Interment will follow in Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the funeral home.
Lola was born on November 21, 1914 in Fryeburg, LA to James and Althius Poland. She passed away on May 23, 2011 in Shreveport.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents; siblings; husband, Guy Burton and daughter, Mary DeMoss. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, James Burton and wife, Louise, and Jim Burton and wife, Amelia; daughters, Dorothy Martin and Billie Pool; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the James Burton Foundation (318) 424-5000.
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Note: Mrs. Burton was the mother of noted guitar player James Burton, performer with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Denver and Emmylou Harris, among others.
SHREVEPORT, LA - Funeral services for Lola Poland Burton, 96, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at Rose-Neath's Southside Chapel. Officiating will be Dr. Murry Hodge and Mr. Keith Brossette, her Sunday School Teacher. Interment will follow in Forest Park Cemetery, St. Vincent Avenue, Shreveport. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the funeral home.
Lola was born on November 21, 1914 in Fryeburg, LA to James and Althius Poland. She passed away on May 23, 2011 in Shreveport.
Lola was preceded in death by her parents; siblings; husband, Guy Burton and daughter, Mary DeMoss. Left to cherish her memory are her sons, James Burton and wife, Louise, and Jim Burton and wife, Amelia; daughters, Dorothy Martin and Billie Pool; 14 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren and 28 great-great-grandchildren.
Serving as pallbearers will be her grandsons.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the James Burton Foundation (318) 424-5000.
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Note: Mrs. Burton was the mother of noted guitar player James Burton, performer with Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, John Denver and Emmylou Harris, among others.
Family Members
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Clyde Jackson Poland
1903–1925
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James Clifford Poland
1904–1964
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Clinton Wyatt "Red" Poland
1906–1989
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Mattie Lou Poland Taylor
1907–1994
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Margaret Lee "Maggie" Poland Ryan
1908–1961
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Clarence Albert Poland
1910–1945
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Edna Mae Poland Traylor
1911–1998
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Mary Dorothy Poland
1913–1915
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Claude Calvin "Tom" Poland
1915–1993
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