RETIRED MERCHANT OF FRANKSTON DIES
News was received in Athens Thursday of the death March 19 of W.M. Burtis at his home in Frankston following an illness of eight months. Funeral services were held on March 20 with Isaac Tackett, Church of Christ minister from Troup officiating.
Interment was in the Frankston cemetery.
Mr. Burtis, a retired merchant, had lived in Frankston for forty-one years and had a number of friends in Athens.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Linnie L. Burtis; four daughters, Mrs. Walter Colquitt of Shreveport, Mrs. Cecil Hilliard of Norfolk, Virginia, Mrs. Gordon Renshaw of Haskell and Miss Alice Burtis of Bryan; one brother, T.W. Burtis of Denison, and three sisters, Mrs. E.C. Gustavus of Dallas, Mrs. John Allen and Miss Mae Burtis of Bryan.
Published in the Athens Review April 8, 1943
Obituary courtesy of Wayne Smith
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ANDERSON COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
Name: William M. Burtis
Death date: 19 Mar 1943
Death place: Precinct No. 4, Frankston, Anderson, Texas
Cause of death: Cancer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death age: 82 years 7 months 1 day
Birth date: 18 Aug 1860
Birthplace: Tenn.
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name: J. S. Burtis
Father's birthplace: N.Y.
Mother's name: Sarah Ward
Mother's birthplace: Unknown
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Place of residence: Frankston, Anderson, Tex
Cemetery:
Burial place: Frankston, Texas
Burial date: 20 Mar 1943
Informant: Mrs. Linnie Burtis, Frankston, Texas
Film number: 2137250
Digital film number: 4030120
Image number: 1385
Reference number: cn 10210
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RETIRED MERCHANT OF FRANKSTON DIES
News was received in Athens Thursday of the death March 19 of W.M. Burtis at his home in Frankston following an illness of eight months. Funeral services were held on March 20 with Isaac Tackett, Church of Christ minister from Troup officiating.
Interment was in the Frankston cemetery.
Mr. Burtis, a retired merchant, had lived in Frankston for forty-one years and had a number of friends in Athens.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Linnie L. Burtis; four daughters, Mrs. Walter Colquitt of Shreveport, Mrs. Cecil Hilliard of Norfolk, Virginia, Mrs. Gordon Renshaw of Haskell and Miss Alice Burtis of Bryan; one brother, T.W. Burtis of Denison, and three sisters, Mrs. E.C. Gustavus of Dallas, Mrs. John Allen and Miss Mae Burtis of Bryan.
Published in the Athens Review April 8, 1943
Obituary courtesy of Wayne Smith
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ANDERSON COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATE
Name: William M. Burtis
Death date: 19 Mar 1943
Death place: Precinct No. 4, Frankston, Anderson, Texas
Cause of death: Cancer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death age: 82 years 7 months 1 day
Birth date: 18 Aug 1860
Birthplace: Tenn.
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name:
Father's name: J. S. Burtis
Father's birthplace: N.Y.
Mother's name: Sarah Ward
Mother's birthplace: Unknown
Occupation: Retired Merchant
Place of residence: Frankston, Anderson, Tex
Cemetery:
Burial place: Frankston, Texas
Burial date: 20 Mar 1943
Informant: Mrs. Linnie Burtis, Frankston, Texas
Film number: 2137250
Digital film number: 4030120
Image number: 1385
Reference number: cn 10210
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