George Burns (Camdenton)'s Obituary
George Thomas Burns, son of Joe and Julie Joyce Young Burns, was born November 17, 1941, in Eldridge, Missouri. He departed this life Friday. February 18, 2011, in University Hospital, Columbia, Missouri, at the age of sixty-nine years, three months and one day.
On December 31, 1963, in Eldridge, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Ruby Jane Hahn and to this union two daughters were born. Together they shared forty-seven years of marriage.
He was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Ervin D. Burns; his paternal grandparents, George and Viola Burns; and his maternal grandparents, Tom and Grace Young.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Burns, of the home; two daughters, Angiela Burns and husband, Willie Cortez, of Lebanon, Missouri, and Sandra Wilson of Camdenton, Missouri; two grandchildren, Brandon Wilson and wife, Sarah, of Rolla, Missouri, and Maquel Wilson of Camdenton, Missouri; his mother, Joyce Burns, of Decaturville, Missouri; a brother, Leon Burns and wife, Sylvia, of Camdenton, Missouri; nine sisters, JoAnn Jennings and husband, John, Peggy Arnold and husband, David, Thelma Walters, Linda Swift and husband, Scott, Carol Sauerbrei and husband, Mark, all of Lebanon, Missouri, Beverly Bullock and husband, Sid, of Camdenton, Missouri, Betty Hamme of Branson, Missouri, Vicki Hogeland and husband, Ronald, of Saddlebrook, Missouri, and Shirley Crain and husband, Joe, of Macks Creek, Missouri; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
George was raised in the Eldridge and Stoutland communities. After his marriage to Ruby, they made their home in Moline, Illinois, and returned to Camdenton in 1971. He was a dump truck driver and owner of Burns Masonry.
George made a profession of faith and was a member of Union Southern Baptist Church.
He was an avid NASCAR fan and enjoyed watching and talking about the races. In his earlier years, he was a race car driver. He enjoyed his horses and spending time team pinning. He was a hard worker and took pleasure in driving his truck. His family was most important to him and he enjoyed time spent with them, especially his grandchildren.
He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and uncle and a caring neighbor and friend. He touched many lives here on earth and will be sorely missed; however, his memory will live on forever in our hearts.
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