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Andrew Jackson "AJ" Burns Sr
29 Sep 1907 – 20 Dec 1976
| Birth | 29 Sep 1907 |
| Death | 20 Dec 1976 |
| Cemetery | Old Shongaloo Cemetery Shongaloo , Webster Parish , Louisiana , USA |
| Added by | Yon Hafer on 30 Jan 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156650092 |
Bio
The Minden (La) Press-Herald (Dec. 21, 1976) School board member A.J. Burns succumbs SHONGALOO - A.J. Burns, longtime member of the Webster Parish School Board, passed away in the Minden Medical Center Monday, December 20. A lifelong resident of Shongaloo, he was born September 29, 1907, the son of Mr. and Mrs. I.L. Burns. Mr. Burns would have completed 18 years as a member of the Webster Parish School Board on the night of his death. He was a veteran of World War II, having reached the rank of major. He was a graduate of Louisiana State University, and he was an instructor of veterans in the farm training program prior to becoming agency manager for Southern Farm Bureau Insurance. Mr. Burns was most active in the restoration of Germantown Colony and the Webster Parish Bicentennial Celebration. He was a member and a deacon of the Mt. Paran Baptist Church of Shongaloo. He was also a member of the Shongaloo Lions club. Mr. Burns is survived by his widow, Mildred O'Bier Burns, three sons, Kerry O. Burns, Minden; Capt. Henry L. Burns, Hawaii; and A.J. Burns, Jr., Monroe; four sisters, Mrs. Walter Bailey, Shongaloo; Mrs. P.V. Adkins, Shongaloo, Mrs. Murphy McEachern, Shongaloo; and Mrs. Ben Taylor, Choudrant; four brothers, Pleasant Burns, Shongaloo; Holland Burns and Robert Burns, Springhill; and Joe Dee Burns, Jonesboro; and five grandchildren. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time.
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- Bessie M Burns Bailey 1904–1995
- Jessie Mae Burns Adkins 1905–1988
- Leroy Burns 1909–1930
- Willie Dee Burns McEachern 1912–1996
- Pleasant Burns 1915–1996
- Margaret Ann Burns Taylor 1918–2002
- Holland Harrison Burns 1920–1989
- Joseph Dae "Joe" Burns 1923–2018
- Robert Carlton Burns 1927–2009
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