Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday from the Russell C. Schmidt and Son Funeral Home in Erie for Francis S. Burns, 67, of 6820 Wattsburg Road, Erie, formerly of Sligo, who died Oct. 31, 1974, at his home. Born January. 29, 1907, in Clarion County, he was the son of the late Lonzo and Mabel Mc Naughton Burns. He was married to the former V. Avonell McKinney, who survives. Mr. Burns had resided in Erie for the past 26 years. He owned and operated the Burns Service Station, the Burns Mobile Home Park and the Burns Twisty Freeze Dairy Bar, along Wattsburg Road. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Erie, Sligo Lodge 387 100F, the East Erie Turners and St. Boniface Ushers Club. In addition to his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lerch of Erie; three grandchildren, Arthur and Michael Lerch of Erie and Mrs. Fred (Stephanie) Eaton of New London, Conn.; three great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Preston (Dauphine) Blair of Sharon, and two aunts, Mrs. Mildred Dixon of RD. Sligo and Mrs. Minnie Murray of Rimersburg. The Rev. John W. Tickner officiated at the funeral services and burial was in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie. [The Clarion News(PA), Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1974, pg. 9.]
Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Monday from the Russell C. Schmidt and Son Funeral Home in Erie for Francis S. Burns, 67, of 6820 Wattsburg Road, Erie, formerly of Sligo, who died Oct. 31, 1974, at his home. Born January. 29, 1907, in Clarion County, he was the son of the late Lonzo and Mabel Mc Naughton Burns. He was married to the former V. Avonell McKinney, who survives. Mr. Burns had resided in Erie for the past 26 years. He owned and operated the Burns Service Station, the Burns Mobile Home Park and the Burns Twisty Freeze Dairy Bar, along Wattsburg Road. He was a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Erie, Sligo Lodge 387 100F, the East Erie Turners and St. Boniface Ushers Club. In addition to his widow, he is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Maxine Lerch of Erie; three grandchildren, Arthur and Michael Lerch of Erie and Mrs. Fred (Stephanie) Eaton of New London, Conn.; three great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Preston (Dauphine) Blair of Sharon, and two aunts, Mrs. Mildred Dixon of RD. Sligo and Mrs. Minnie Murray of Rimersburg. The Rev. John W. Tickner officiated at the funeral services and burial was in Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery, Erie. [The Clarion News(PA), Tuesday, Nov. 5, 1974, pg. 9.]
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