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Submitted: 3/22/23 • Approved: 3/22/23 • Last Updated: 3/25/23 • R249233-G249233-S3
Elizabeth
May 27, 1935 - Jan. 31, 2015
Blake
Aug. 11, 1934 - May 11, 2012
Happily Married for 61 Years
Elizabeth Burton Obit
May 27, 1935 ~ January 31, 2015 (age 79)
She was a lifetime resident of Sale Creek and a member of Lake Drive Baptist Church. She loved to sew, spend time with family and was a Godly woman. She is preceded in death by husband, Blake Burton; son, Danny Burton; sister, Gertrude Stratton; granddaughter, Lisa Swanner; parents, Ella Mae and G.L. Nelms. She is survived by daughters, Sharon Burton of Dayton, Tennessee and Diane Schlicher of Knoxville, Tennessee; son, Mike (Jan) Burton of Sale Creek, Tennessee; sister, Della Lawrence of Michigan; brother, Larry David Thurman of California; four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; special niece, Sherry Lynn and Bob and several nieces and nephews.
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Blake's obit:
Herald-News, The (Dayton, TN) - Monday, May 14, 2012
Blake A. Burton, 77, of Sale Creek, Tenn., died Friday, May 11, 2012 at Memorial North Park.
A lifelong resident of Hamilton County, Blake was a member of Lake Drive Baptist Church. He owned and operated Burton Pallet Company for 37 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Susie Blake Burton; one son, Danny Blake Burton; one granddaughter, Lisa Swanner; four sisters; and five brothers.
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Nelms Burton of Sale Creek, Tenn.; two daughters, Sharon Burton of Soddy Daisy, Tenn. and Diane Schlicher of Sevierville, Tenn; one son, Mike Burton of Dale Creek, Tenn.; four grandchildren, Kim Morgan, Beau Bice, Ashley Martinez, and Justin Burton; nine great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 15 at 11 a.m. in the chapel of Coulter Garrison Funeral Home with Rev. Joe Sanchez officiating. Burial will be at Laview Drive Cemetery in Sale Creek, Tenn.
Contributed on 3/22/23
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