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Obituary
Celestial Gardens Cemetery
Caddo County, Oklahoma
Submitted by: Geraldine Burns Baker
Chickasha, Oklahoma
20 March 2001
Leonard Jonah Pedro Burns
Services for Leonard J. Burns, 88, of Cement, are pending with Ferguson Funeral Home.
Leonard J. Burns was born Sept. 23, 1912. He died on Sunday, March 18, 2001.
© The Chickasha Express-Star
Chickasha, Oklahoma
21 March 2001
Leonard Jonah Pedro Burns
Funeral services for Leonard Jonah L.J., "Pedro" Burns, 88, of Cement, will be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2001 at 1:30 p.m. in the Cyril Assembly of God Church, with Rev. Bob Settle officiating.
Leonard J. Burns was born September 23, 1912 in Russellville, Okla. He was the thirteenth son of William David and Alice Arizona (Bradburn) Burns. He died Sunday, March 18, 2001 in Grady Memorial Hospital.
He moved to Pocasset as a young man where he helped out with the family farm.
Leonard and Flora Ida Mae Wright were married on September 20, 1941, at Anadarko, Okla. From this union their seven children were born: Geraldine Baker of Cement, Monetha and Bruce Justice of Apache, Charlie and Tanya Burns of Devol, Oklahoma, Anna Mae Fulton of Cement, David and Vicki Burns of Cyril, Dovie and John Thompson of Marlow, OK, and Bill Burns of Chickasha. Leonard and Flora farmed in the Cement area for many years. They have been residents of the Cement community for 57 years.
Leonard was employed with the Public Services Company of Oklahoma out of Lawton for 20 years. He retired in 1976. He was also a veteran of the 306th Training Group Air Corps in Sheppard Field, Texas.
Leonard was preceded in death by his parents, eleven brothers, one sister, one grandson, John Jeffrey Heritage III of Cement, one great grandson, Colton Burns of Cyril, one son-in-law Butch Fulton of Cement.
He is survived by his wife, Flora of the home, seven children, twenty grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren, one brother, Talley Burns of Chickasha, and numerous nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers will be Ronnie Fulton, Mark Fulton, Curtis Baker, John Thompson, Jeff Williams and Chris Webb. Honorary Pallbearers are Michael Baker, Butch Floyd Fulton Jr. and David Law.
Internment will be in the Celestial Gardens Cemetery in Cyril under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
Obituary
Celestial Gardens Cemetery
Caddo County, Oklahoma
Submitted by: Geraldine Burns Baker
Chickasha, Oklahoma
29 January 2002
Flora Mae Ida [Wright] Burns
Funeral services for Flora Mae Burns, 79, of Cement, Oklahoma, will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2002, at 1:30 p.m. in the First Assembly of God Church, Cyril, Oklahoma, with Reverend Ralph Davis officiating.
Flora Ida Mae [Wright] Burns, known to family and friends as Flora Mae, went to be with her Lord and Savior on January 27, 2002. She passed away at Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Flora Mae was a homemaker for 58 years, a devoted mother and grandmother and great grandmother. Her spirit and loving heart will be missed by many.
Flora Mae was born January 23, 1923, in Lona Valley, Haskell County, Oklahoma, daughter of William Oren Wright and Willie Ann Copeland Wright.
Flora Mae married Leonard Jonah "L. J." "Pedro" Burns on September 20, 1941, in Anadarko, Oklahoma. From this union seven children were born: Geraldine Baker, of Cement, Oklahoma; Monetha and Bruce Justice, of Apache, Oklahoma; Charlie and Tanya Burns, of Devol, Oklahoma; Anna Mae Fulton, of Cement, Oklahoma; David and Vicki Burns, of Cyril, Oklahoma; Dovie and John Thompson, of Marlow, Oklahoma; and Bill Burns, of Chickasha. Flora Mae was preceded in death by her husband L.J., both parents, two brothers, four sisters, one grandson John Jeffrey Heritage III, one great grandson Colton Burns and son-in-law Henry "Butch" Fulton.
Survivors include seven children, twenty grandchildren, twenty-nine great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Charlie Burns, David Burns, Bill Burns, John W. Thompson, Jeff Williams and Curtis Baker.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Michael Baker, Christian Webb, Butch Fulton, David Law and Mark Fulton.
Interment will be in the Celestial Gardens Cemetery in Cyril, Oklahoma under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
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