Richard B. Burns, 51, died early Sunday morning at The Tuomey Hospital.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of Mrs. Fannie Buchanan Burns of Sumter and the late Alwin C. Burns.
Mr. Burns was a member and a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.
He attended The Citadel prior to serving in World War II. He was a member of the 45th Infantry and a prisoner of war for eight months. He completed his education at the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity He also studied at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 1947.
He was owner and operator of Burns Flower Center.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of Mrs. Fannie Buchanan Burns of Sumter and the late Alwin C. Burns.
Mr. Burns was a member and a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.
He attended The Citadel prior to serving in World War II. He was a member of the 45th Infantry and a prisoner of war for eight months. He completed his education at the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity He also studied at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 1947.
He was owner and operator of Burns Flower Center.
Richard B. Burns, 51, died early Sunday morning at The Tuomey Hospital.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of Mrs. Fannie Buchanan Burns of Sumter and the late Alwin C. Burns.
Mr. Burns was a member and a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.
He attended The Citadel prior to serving in World War II. He was a member of the 45th Infantry and a prisoner of war for eight months. He completed his education at the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity He also studied at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 1947.
He was owner and operator of Burns Flower Center.
Born in Sumter, he was a son of Mrs. Fannie Buchanan Burns of Sumter and the late Alwin C. Burns.
Mr. Burns was a member and a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.
He attended The Citadel prior to serving in World War II. He was a member of the 45th Infantry and a prisoner of war for eight months. He completed his education at the University of North Carolina where he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity He also studied at the University of Oslo, Norway, during the summer of 1947.
He was owner and operator of Burns Flower Center.
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