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Elmer James Burks

15 Jan 1888 – 19 Jul 1958

Birth	15 Jan 1888
Death	19 Jul 1958
Cemetery	Davis Cemetery Burnettsville (White County) , Cass County , Indiana , USA
Added by	Mark - Cass County on 14 May 2008
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11998717

Bio

Elmer J. Burks, Retired Farmer Dies In Hospital Elmer James Burks, 70, retired farmer of 1518 Johnson street. died at 6:10 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Hospital. He had been in failing health for the last four years. Born January 15, 1888, in Lafayette, he was the son of James and Katherine Morris Burks. His marriage on Feb. 9, 1909, was to Estella Fulmer. Survivors are the wife; two sons and six daughters: Charles,; Griffith, Ind.; William, 213 Co lumbia; Mrs. Ethel Rieken , Mon ticello; Mrs. Mary Todd, 1518 Johnson; Mrs. Gladys Todd, route 3; Mrs. Louise Smith, 1725 North; Mrs. Josephine Robison, Lucerne: Mrs. Margaret Kistler, route 3; 12 grandchildren; three great grandchildren. Also surviving are five sisters and two brothers: Mrs. Clara Newgent, Monticello; Mrs. Mar- agaret B o w n e l l, Kalamazoo, Mich.; .Mrs. Florence Moore, Monticello; Mrs. Virginia Toombs and Mrs. Mildred Blake, Ander- son; Wilbur Burks and John Burks, both of Monticello. One daughter. Mrs. Emma Strasser, died June 4, 1957. Friends may call after seven o'clock this evening at the Fisher funeral home. Final rites will be there at 2:30 Tuesday with the Reverend Raymond Skelton officiating. Burial will be in Davis cemetery. LOGANSPORT PHAROS TRIBUNE SUNDAY, JULY 20, 1958

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Family

Parents

• James Elmer Burks 1856–1931
• Catherine Morris Burks 1866–1940

Spouse

• Estella Mary Fulmer Burks 1884–1962

Siblings

• John Benson Burks 1884–1967
• Ada May Burks Wiley 1886–1953
• Clara Bell Burks Newgent 1890–1974
• LeRoy Jefferson Burks 1893–1919
• Mabel Burks 1894–1908
• Nancy Alice Burks 1896–1908
• Evaline Burks 1897–1908
• Wilbur Burks 1899–1979
• Adeline "Addie" Burks 1901–1908
• Catherine "Katie" Burks 1903–1908
• Margaret Burks Brownell 1907–1977
• Mildred Maud Burks Barrow 1908–2000
• Florence Burks Mull 1911–1987
• Virginia Burks Toombs 1913–1994

Children

• Ethel Mae Burks Rieken 1909–1995
• Mary Katherine Burks Todd 1910–1988
• Gladys Estella Burks Todd 1913–2000
• Emma Sue Burks Strasser 1915–1957
• Louise Berniece Burks Smith 1917–1991
• Josephine Maxine Burks Robinson 1919–2012
• Charles David "Charlie" Burks 1922–2017
• William Thomas Burks 1924–2017
• Margaret Arlene Burks Kistler 1927–1991

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