BURNS, Alexander R. 1835 - 1917

BURNS, BALL

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/30/2006 at 21:03:55

"The Fairfield Journal"
Saturday, December 22, 1917
Page 2, Column 1

A. R. BURNS BURIED HERE ON SUNDAY.

A. R. BURNS, of Agency, died at the Ottumwa hospital last night and will be burined (sic) in Fairfield tomorrow. Mr. BURNS was a brother_in_law of Wm. and Geo. BALL of this city and is well known here. He was 84 (sic - 82) years of age and never fully recovered from a stroke of paralysis suffered ten months ago.

Mr. BURNS is survived by his wife, Mrs. Cynthia BALL BURNS and two children, Margaret and Robert.

Short funeral services will be held in Ottumwa Sunday, after which the remains will be brought to Fairfield on Burlington train No. 6, arriving here at 2:17. The remains will at once be taken to Evergreen cemetry wehere (sic) a brief service will be held at the grave, conducted by the Masons.

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(same publication and page, but Column 4 -- )

The Brothers of Clinton Lodge No. 15, A. F. & A. M., are requested to meet at the Masonic Temple at 1:30, Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of Brother BURNS of Agency. The Ottumwa Lodge will have charge of the funeral.

[An abbreviated version of this obituary was also posted to the Wapello County Obituaries board]

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Alexander was originally interred in Old Fairfield City Cemetery, as was his wife Cynthia; they were disinterred from that cemetery and re-interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Lot SDof25-003.