1939
Bobby
2015
Bobby Burns
November 30, 1939 — October 30, 2015
Bobby Earl Burns, 75, passed away Fri. Oct. 30, 2015 at the Brandon Court Nursing Home in Brandon, MS. Visitation will be held on Sun. Nov. 1, 2015 from 2pm-5pm and on Mon. Nov. 2, 2015 from 9am-9:45am at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon, MS. Funeral Services are 10am Mon. Nov. 2, 2015 at the Ott & Lee Funeral Home Chapel in Brandon, MS with a 3pm graveside service to follow the funeral services at the Mt. Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery in Eupora, MS.
Mr. Burns was born in Eupora, MS and was a longtime resident of the Jackson Metro Area. He graduated from Mathiston High School in Mathiston, MS and attended Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. He served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1958-1961 and was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and in North Carolina. Mr. Burns was a longtime member of Parkway Baptist Church in Jackson, MS where he served as a deacon, 5th and 6th grade Sunday School Teacher and was part of the Bus Ministry as a Captain and Driver. He was currently a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, MS. Mr. Burns was a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Clinton, MS and was the owner of Burns Services INC. from 1979-2008. He was also a member of the Mississippi Subcontractors Association and the Jaycees in Clinton, MS.
Mr. Burns is survived by his daughter, Allison Burns Rooker (Derek); two grandchildren, Bennett Henry Rooker and Collins Elizabeth Rooker; ex-wife and friend, Christine Wall (David); sisters-in-law, Dot Burns, Jean Burns Whisenant and Sylvia Burns; step brothers, J.D. Schaefer and Tom Schaefer (Mary Lee) and a step sister, Lorene Cummins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Noah Henry Vardaman Burns and Modena Holland Burns; step mother, Doshie Schaefer Burns; brothers, Amos Burns, Carl Burns and Jessie Odell Burns (Bettye); step brothers, Will Schaefer (Eva), Lonnie Schaefer (Mary Jo), and Leroy Schaefer,step sister, Lois Brooks (Claude), step sister in law, Lucille Schaefer and a step brother in law, Willis Cummins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MS at 431 N. State St. Jackson, MS 39201 or the Wounded Warrior Project at P. O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.
Mr. Burns was born in Eupora, MS and was a longtime resident of the Jackson Metro Area. He graduated from Mathiston High School in Mathiston, MS and attended Hinds Community College in Raymond, MS. He served his country as a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps from 1958-1961 and was stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and in North Carolina. Mr. Burns was a longtime member of Parkway Baptist Church in Jackson, MS where he served as a deacon, 5th and 6th grade Sunday School Teacher and was part of the Bus Ministry as a Captain and Driver. He was currently a member of First Baptist Church in Jackson, MS. Mr. Burns was a former employee of the U.S. Postal Service in Clinton, MS and was the owner of Burns Services INC. from 1979-2008. He was also a member of the Mississippi Subcontractors Association and the Jaycees in Clinton, MS.
Mr. Burns is survived by his daughter, Allison Burns Rooker (Derek); two grandchildren, Bennett Henry Rooker and Collins Elizabeth Rooker; ex-wife and friend, Christine Wall (David); sisters-in-law, Dot Burns, Jean Burns Whisenant and Sylvia Burns; step brothers, J.D. Schaefer and Tom Schaefer (Mary Lee) and a step sister, Lorene Cummins. He is preceded in death by his parents, Noah Henry Vardaman Burns and Modena Holland Burns; step mother, Doshie Schaefer Burns; brothers, Amos Burns, Carl Burns and Jessie Odell Burns (Bettye); step brothers, Will Schaefer (Eva), Lonnie Schaefer (Mary Jo), and Leroy Schaefer,step sister, Lois Brooks (Claude), step sister in law, Lucille Schaefer and a step brother in law, Willis Cummins.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Jackson, MS at 431 N. State St. Jackson, MS 39201 or the Wounded Warrior Project at P. O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675.
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