He married Carolyn Sue Presley on June 3, 1972. She preceded him in death in 2012.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law Stacy Burns and Michael Harris of Cherokee, son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Heather Burns, of Pittsburg, grandchildren; Alicyn Burns, Sarah Kumar, Victoria Kumar and Reuben Kumar, all of Pittsburg. Sisters Norma Washington, of Beulah and Alice Cherry of Olathe and brother, Willard Burns of Mindenmines. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers George, Melvin, Millard, John, Roy and Harold; sisters Anna Sterling and June Jones.
Joe was chief of police in Cherokee for many years and also owned and operated the Home Cafe in Beautiful Downtown Cherokee. Before that he worked for Hull and Dillon's Packing Plant and Beitzinger's Hardware.
He was active in the Cherokee United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens, and Ruritan. He was treasurer for the Sheridan Township, and Beulah and Baker Cemeteries.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, February 21 at 2 pm at the Cherokee United Methodist Church with Pastors Shin Hyo Lee and Jamie Tickel officiating. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Cremation by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home Weir, KS.
Published in Morning Sun on Feb. 19, 2015
He married Carolyn Sue Presley on June 3, 1972. She preceded him in death in 2012.
He is survived by daughter and son-in-law Stacy Burns and Michael Harris of Cherokee, son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Heather Burns, of Pittsburg, grandchildren; Alicyn Burns, Sarah Kumar, Victoria Kumar and Reuben Kumar, all of Pittsburg. Sisters Norma Washington, of Beulah and Alice Cherry of Olathe and brother, Willard Burns of Mindenmines. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers George, Melvin, Millard, John, Roy and Harold; sisters Anna Sterling and June Jones.
Joe was chief of police in Cherokee for many years and also owned and operated the Home Cafe in Beautiful Downtown Cherokee. Before that he worked for Hull and Dillon's Packing Plant and Beitzinger's Hardware.
He was active in the Cherokee United Methodist Church, Senior Citizens, and Ruritan. He was treasurer for the Sheridan Township, and Beulah and Baker Cemeteries.
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, February 21 at 2 pm at the Cherokee United Methodist Church with Pastors Shin Hyo Lee and Jamie Tickel officiating. Condolences may be left at www.bathnaylor.com. Cremation by Bath-Naylor Funeral Home Weir, KS.
Published in Morning Sun on Feb. 19, 2015
Family Members
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George Marshall Burns
1919–1984
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Francis Melvin Burns
1920–1922
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Anna Pearl Burns Sterling
1922–2000
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PFC Millard Edwin Burns
1923–1945
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Wanda June Burns Jones
1925–2007
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John Donald Burns
1926–1990
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Harold Max Burns
1927–2009
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Myrtle Alice Burns Cherry
1930–2022
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Willard Ralph "Dud" Burns
1935–2016
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Charles Leroy Burns
1937–2002
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