Her obituary from the June 18, 1992 Russell County Times Journal:
Rhina Elizabeth Burton, age 95, of Milton Heights Road in Russell Springs, died Wednesday, June 10, 1992 at her residence.
She was born in Russell County on August 22, 1896 to the late Martha Jane Womack Sullivan and William Sullivan. Her husband, William Howard Burton, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include six sons, William, Kenneth, Velmer, Virgil, Leslie and Dewey Burton, all of Russell Springs; one daughter, Ruby Acree, also of Russell Springs. Nineteen grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren also survive.
She was a member of the Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 14, 1992, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Sullivan officiating.
Special music was provided by Mavis Johnson, Emma Lou Bryant, and Bobby Bryant.
Pallbearers were: Jimmy Acree, Jeffrey Acree, Larry Burton, Phillip Burton, Mack Burton, and Kermit Burton.
Interment was in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Her obituary from the June 18, 1992 Russell County Times Journal:
Rhina Elizabeth Burton, age 95, of Milton Heights Road in Russell Springs, died Wednesday, June 10, 1992 at her residence.
She was born in Russell County on August 22, 1896 to the late Martha Jane Womack Sullivan and William Sullivan. Her husband, William Howard Burton, also preceded her in death.
Survivors include six sons, William, Kenneth, Velmer, Virgil, Leslie and Dewey Burton, all of Russell Springs; one daughter, Ruby Acree, also of Russell Springs. Nineteen grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren also survive.
She was a member of the Bethlehem Separate Baptist Church.
Funeral services were held Sunday, June 14, 1992, at 2:00 p.m. at the Bernard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Terry Sullivan officiating.
Special music was provided by Mavis Johnson, Emma Lou Bryant, and Bobby Bryant.
Pallbearers were: Jimmy Acree, Jeffrey Acree, Larry Burton, Phillip Burton, Mack Burton, and Kermit Burton.
Interment was in the Bethlehem Cemetery.
Gravesite Details
Obituary provided by Brett Conover.
Family Members
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William Taylor Sullivan
1878–1957
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JoAnn Sullivan Bryant
1880–1959
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Otha E. Sullivan
1882–1961
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Theona "Ona" Sullivan Burton
1885–1919
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Nancy E Sullivan Alley
1886–1979
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Nora E. Sullivan Skaggs
1888–1971
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Della Ann Sullivan Smiley
1890–1929
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Lilburn Sullivan
1893–1958
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Valeria C Sullivan Hale
1898–1972
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Cassius Sullivan
1901–1958
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