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Ella Elnora Douglass Burson
20 Jul 1893 – 27 Jun 1983
| Birth | 20 Jul 1893 |
| Death | 27 Jun 1983 |
| Cemetery | Ord Cemetery Ord , Valley County , Nebraska , USA |
| Added by | Kathy Burgess Burr on 27 Sep 2015 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152939739 |
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Ella's twin sister, Stella, m. Frank Wigent (154796059); who did she marry second? Ella married first, Sep 4 1923 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA, Sidney Bennett Brown Another Brown child, Dale (b.~1931 NE) m. Virginia; living in NE in 2002 Married second, Aug 19 1961 Ord, Valley, NE, George Herman Burson ------------------------------------------ BURSON SERVICES SET FOR FRIDAY Ella E. Burson was born July 20, 1893 at Wolbach, Nebraska to Marion and Callie Brisco Douglass and died June 27, 1983 in Norfolk, Nebraska at the age of 89. As a young girl, Ella was active in church and choir. She and her twin sister, Stella, sang duets for weddings, funerals, and public gatherings. She was married September 4, 1923 to Sidney Bennett Brown. To this union six children were born. They were engaged in farming until Sidney's death on September 29, 1949, at which time Ella moved to Ord and cooked at the Ord Hospital for several years. On August 19, 1961, she was united in marriage to George Herman Burson. They farmed west of Ord until moving to town in March of 1968. She was an active member of the Christian Church. Survivors include three sons; Sidney Brown and his wife, Dorothy of Madison, Dwight Brown and his wife, Doris of Burwell, Dale Brown and his wife, Virginia of Park Rapids, MN; two daughters, Mrs. Doris Franssen of Ord and Mrs. Gerald (Elnora)Valasek of Ogallala; ten grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husbands, one son, one granddaughter, one brother and three sisters. Funeral services will be held Friday, July 1, 1983 at 10 am at the Ord Christian Church with Rev. Gerald Peterson officiating. Shirley Karre will be the organist with duets sung by Marlys Schroeder and Marlis Hackel. Pallbearers will be Ron Brown, Ray Brown, Dennis Brown, Gordon Valasek, Lee Eddie Smith, and Marvin Zelazny. Burial will be in the Ord City Cemetery. Ord Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be given to the Christian Church. The Ord Quiz - Thur, Jun 30 1983
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- Mina Leota Douglass Myers 1887–1958 FaG
- Annie B Douglass 1890–1903 FaG
- Stella E Douglass Svoboda 1893–1976 FaG
- Lawrence Marion Douglass 1900–1966 FaG
Children
- Sidney Eugene Brown 1924–1989 FaG
- Doris May Brown Franssen 1926–2001 FaG
- Dwight Raymond Brown Sr 1926–2006 FaG
- Charles Dale Brown 1930–1930 FaG
- Ella Elnora Brown Valasek 1932–1999 FaG
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