from the August 16, 1995 issue of The Country Chronicle<\/p>\n
Canaan, NH–George Howard Burton Jr., 69, died at his home Thursday, August 10, 1995 following a long illness.\u00a0 He was born in Pine Plains, NY Feb. 23, 1926, the son of the late George H. & Elna Mary (Roberts) Burton Sr.\u00a0 He attended schools in Hawley, PA and was a U.S. Navy Veteran of WWII.\u00a0 He had lived in the Lebanon\/Canaan area since 1971 and had been employed as a brick mason and later worked at Split Ballbearing for 11 years.\u00a0 Following his retirement from Split Ballbearing, he worked in maintenance at the Cardigan Mountain School in Canaan.<\/p>\n
He loved tending to his garden, and fishing with his wife, the former Jeanne (Fournier) Spencer whom he married Oct. 9, 1971.<\/p>\n
There were no calling hours.\u00a0 A Memorial Service was conducted Monday morning at 10 a.m. at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield with the Rev. Paul Rainville M.S. officiating.<\/p>\n
The family requested that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to The Norris Cotton Cancer, DHMC, 1 Medical Center Dr., Lebanon, NH\u00a0 03756 or to the Mascoma Senior Center, PO Box 210, Canaan, NH\u00a0 03741.<\/p>\n
Survivors include:\u00a0 his wife, Jeanne (Fournier) Burton of Canaan; a daughter, Judy Hegwood of Atlanta, GA; a son, Jerry Burton of Ft.\u00a0 Worth TX; a daughter, Mary Turner of Jacksonville, FL; a daughter, Martha White of Gainsville, FL; a son, George H.\u00a0 Burton III of Ft. Lauderdale, FL; a step-son, Lionel A.\u00a0 Spencer of Claremont, NH; a step-son, Christopher Spencer of Lebanon; a step-son, Timothy Spencer of Canaan, NH; a brother, Frank Burton of West Milford, NJ; a sister, Jackie Liverman of Portsmouth, VA; a sister, Cindy Ashburn of Wappingers Falls, NY; eleven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.<\/p>\n
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