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viO A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORm CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3 19T7

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs

Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar Burrus 74 of 241 East Poplar Street Mount Airy died Monday morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services for the well-known Baptist minister were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the Rev Carrington Paulette Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery

Born in Surry County he was the son of George E and Mary Etta Simmons Burrus

He was a rural r~ - inister from 19ta to 1 d =retired from Pilot Ufe Inaunince Co after 20 yelllS of service

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs

Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar Burrus 74 of 241 East Poplar Street MOWlt Airy died (

Monday morning in Northern middot Surry Hospital

FWleral services for the well-known Baptist minister were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the Rev Carrington Paulette Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery

Born in Surry County he was the son of George E and Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

He was a rur~l fa~ fDinister from 1945 to 1 ~u retiamped -from Pilot Life Insurance Co after 20 years of service

At the time of his death he was associated with the American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a

member of the Knights tremplar He was a Royal Arch Mason a member of the Blue Ridge Council Oasis temple a Shriner and a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was chairman of the Surry County

sons

six

cllapter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs dith Oakley Burrus two

daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville

grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWW Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother E Vann Burrus of Little Mountain SC

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Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN Germany AI - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer ~turned Sunday from a two-day VISit with President Charles de Gaulle oC France TIle statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershy

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor of Pine RidgeBaptist Chu rch

TM Rev Mr Burrus well- middot known local insurance agent is chaplain of Granite Mason ic Udge and fOlmerly headed t he annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Air y T ____ _ _ _

Mount Airy Times 9Vioun euro liBay iCt __ Mount Olive Tribune it u fre~sboro Roanoke- Chowan News Mur phy Chirok ~e Scout Nlshill~ Grahic Neyund Av er) Journdl Newton Observer amp Ne s-poundnter~r15C North Wilksbo r o Journa l PatrOit Oxford L~dger

sonal contact after Adenauers reshy Pilot Mountain News

Pittsboro Chatham R~cord r tirement next month Plymouth Roanoke Beacon I J r

Paris was the last stop for the Raeford News- J~UTnal L A Rahdgh Caro liman Q7

APR 2r 1969 )

on a tour the Vatishy

PRESIDENT - The W E Burrus of Airy has been ident of the chapter of the Foundation f or Paralysis He A B Carter of Airy who has been dent since the formed in 1934 VllItt_

eelS are James viee president Lillian Johnson treasurer

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN ~rmany fA - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer returned Sunday from a two-day visit with President Charles de Gaulle of France The statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershysonal contact after Adenauers reshytirement next month

Paris was the last stop for the

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor ofbull Pine Ridge Baptist Church

TJte Rev Mr BUllus well shyknown local insurance agent is chaplain of Grani t e Masonic Lodge and formerly headed the annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Alry~~-----shyMount Airy Times

-o(ounf HBIly iJl Mount Olive Tnbune k _Chowan News Murfreesboro Roano e Murphy Chcro~ee Scout Nashville GraphlC

d Avery Journal Newlan amp News_Enterprise New ton Observer troi t North Wilksboro Journal Pa

Oxford Ledger

Pilot Mountain News Reco-cd ~ Pittsboro Chatham rt Plymouth Roanoke Beac~ I Ion Raeford News- Journal J Rale igh Carolinian

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BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

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viO A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORm CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3 19T7

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs

Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar Burrus 74 of 241 East Poplar Street Mount Airy died Monday morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services for the well-known Baptist minister were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the Rev Carrington Paulette Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery

Born in Surry County he was the son of George E and Mary Etta Simmons Burrus

He was a rural r~ - inister from 19ta to 1 d =retired from Pilot Ufe Inaunince Co after 20 yelllS of service

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs

Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar Burrus 74 of 241 East Poplar Street MOWlt Airy died (

Monday morning in Northern middot Surry Hospital

FWleral services for the well-known Baptist minister were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the Rev Carrington Paulette Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery

Born in Surry County he was the son of George E and Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

He was a rur~l fa~ fDinister from 1945 to 1 ~u retiamped -from Pilot Life Insurance Co after 20 years of service

At the time of his death he was associated with the American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a

member of the Knights tremplar He was a Royal Arch Mason a member of the Blue Ridge Council Oasis temple a Shriner and a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was chairman of the Surry County

sons

six

cllapter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs dith Oakley Burrus two

daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville

grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWW Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother E Vann Burrus of Little Mountain SC

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0

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN Germany AI - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer ~turned Sunday from a two-day VISit with President Charles de Gaulle oC France TIle statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershy

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor of Pine RidgeBaptist Chu rch

TM Rev Mr Burrus well- middot known local insurance agent is chaplain of Granite Mason ic Udge and fOlmerly headed t he annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Air y T ____ _ _ _

Mount Airy Times 9Vioun euro liBay iCt __ Mount Olive Tribune it u fre~sboro Roanoke- Chowan News Mur phy Chirok ~e Scout Nlshill~ Grahic Neyund Av er) Journdl Newton Observer amp Ne s-poundnter~r15C North Wilksbo r o Journa l PatrOit Oxford L~dger

sonal contact after Adenauers reshy Pilot Mountain News

Pittsboro Chatham R~cord r tirement next month Plymouth Roanoke Beacon I J r

Paris was the last stop for the Raeford News- J~UTnal L A Rahdgh Caro liman Q7

APR 2r 1969 )

on a tour the Vatishy

PRESIDENT - The W E Burrus of Airy has been ident of the chapter of the Foundation f or Paralysis He A B Carter of Airy who has been dent since the formed in 1934 VllItt_

eelS are James viee president Lillian Johnson treasurer

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN ~rmany fA - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer returned Sunday from a two-day visit with President Charles de Gaulle of France The statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershysonal contact after Adenauers reshytirement next month

Paris was the last stop for the

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor ofbull Pine Ridge Baptist Church

TJte Rev Mr BUllus well shyknown local insurance agent is chaplain of Grani t e Masonic Lodge and formerly headed the annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Alry~~-----shyMount Airy Times

-o(ounf HBIly iJl Mount Olive Tnbune k _Chowan News Murfreesboro Roano e Murphy Chcro~ee Scout Nashville GraphlC

d Avery Journal Newlan amp News_Enterprise New ton Observer troi t North Wilksboro Journal Pa

Oxford Ledger

Pilot Mountain News Reco-cd ~ Pittsboro Chatham rt Plymouth Roanoke Beac~ I Ion Raeford News- Journal J Rale igh Carolinian

MIll 9M$)

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S1ATE IiI C

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs

Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar Burrus 74 of 241 East Poplar Street MOWlt Airy died (

Monday morning in Northern middot Surry Hospital

FWleral services for the well-known Baptist minister were held at 2 pm Tuesday in the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the Rev Carrington Paulette Burial was in Oakdale Cemetery

Born in Surry County he was the son of George E and Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

He was a rur~l fa~ fDinister from 1945 to 1 ~u retiamped -from Pilot Life Insurance Co after 20 years of service

At the time of his death he was associated with the American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a

member of the Knights tremplar He was a Royal Arch Mason a member of the Blue Ridge Council Oasis temple a Shriner and a past worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was chairman of the Surry County

sons

six

cllapter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs dith Oakley Burrus two

daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville

grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWW Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother E Vann Burrus of Little Mountain SC

( shy

s n e p 1shy d

0

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN Germany AI - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer ~turned Sunday from a two-day VISit with President Charles de Gaulle oC France TIle statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershy

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor of Pine RidgeBaptist Chu rch

TM Rev Mr Burrus well- middot known local insurance agent is chaplain of Granite Mason ic Udge and fOlmerly headed t he annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Air y T ____ _ _ _

Mount Airy Times 9Vioun euro liBay iCt __ Mount Olive Tribune it u fre~sboro Roanoke- Chowan News Mur phy Chirok ~e Scout Nlshill~ Grahic Neyund Av er) Journdl Newton Observer amp Ne s-poundnter~r15C North Wilksbo r o Journa l PatrOit Oxford L~dger

sonal contact after Adenauers reshy Pilot Mountain News

Pittsboro Chatham R~cord r tirement next month Plymouth Roanoke Beacon I J r

Paris was the last stop for the Raeford News- J~UTnal L A Rahdgh Caro liman Q7

APR 2r 1969 )

on a tour the Vatishy

PRESIDENT - The W E Burrus of Airy has been ident of the chapter of the Foundation f or Paralysis He A B Carter of Airy who has been dent since the formed in 1934 VllItt_

eelS are James viee president Lillian Johnson treasurer

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN ~rmany fA - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer returned Sunday from a two-day visit with President Charles de Gaulle of France The statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershysonal contact after Adenauers reshytirement next month

Paris was the last stop for the

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor ofbull Pine Ridge Baptist Church

TJte Rev Mr BUllus well shyknown local insurance agent is chaplain of Grani t e Masonic Lodge and formerly headed the annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Alry~~-----shyMount Airy Times

-o(ounf HBIly iJl Mount Olive Tnbune k _Chowan News Murfreesboro Roano e Murphy Chcro~ee Scout Nashville GraphlC

d Avery Journal Newlan amp News_Enterprise New ton Observer troi t North Wilksboro Journal Pa

Oxford Ledger

Pilot Mountain News Reco-cd ~ Pittsboro Chatham rt Plymouth Roanoke Beac~ I Ion Raeford News- Journal J Rale igh Carolinian

MIll 9M$)

~I

S1ATE IiI C

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

( shy

s n e p 1shy d

0

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN Germany AI - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer ~turned Sunday from a two-day VISit with President Charles de Gaulle oC France TIle statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershy

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor of Pine RidgeBaptist Chu rch

TM Rev Mr Burrus well- middot known local insurance agent is chaplain of Granite Mason ic Udge and fOlmerly headed t he annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Air y T ____ _ _ _

Mount Airy Times 9Vioun euro liBay iCt __ Mount Olive Tribune it u fre~sboro Roanoke- Chowan News Mur phy Chirok ~e Scout Nlshill~ Grahic Neyund Av er) Journdl Newton Observer amp Ne s-poundnter~r15C North Wilksbo r o Journa l PatrOit Oxford L~dger

sonal contact after Adenauers reshy Pilot Mountain News

Pittsboro Chatham R~cord r tirement next month Plymouth Roanoke Beacon I J r

Paris was the last stop for the Raeford News- J~UTnal L A Rahdgh Caro liman Q7

APR 2r 1969 )

on a tour the Vatishy

PRESIDENT - The W E Burrus of Airy has been ident of the chapter of the Foundation f or Paralysis He A B Carter of Airy who has been dent since the formed in 1934 VllItt_

eelS are James viee president Lillian Johnson treasurer

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN ~rmany fA - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer returned Sunday from a two-day visit with President Charles de Gaulle of France The statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershysonal contact after Adenauers reshytirement next month

Paris was the last stop for the

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor ofbull Pine Ridge Baptist Church

TJte Rev Mr BUllus well shyknown local insurance agent is chaplain of Grani t e Masonic Lodge and formerly headed the annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Alry~~-----shyMount Airy Times

-o(ounf HBIly iJl Mount Olive Tnbune k _Chowan News Murfreesboro Roano e Murphy Chcro~ee Scout Nashville GraphlC

d Avery Journal Newlan amp News_Enterprise New ton Observer troi t North Wilksboro Journal Pa

Oxford Ledger

Pilot Mountain News Reco-cd ~ Pittsboro Chatham rt Plymouth Roanoke Beac~ I Ion Raeford News- Journal J Rale igh Carolinian

MIll 9M$)

~I

S1ATE IiI C

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

PRESIDENT - The W E Burrus of Airy has been ident of the chapter of the Foundation f or Paralysis He A B Carter of Airy who has been dent since the formed in 1934 VllItt_

eelS are James viee president Lillian Johnson treasurer

Adenauer Returns From French Visit

BONN ~rmany fA - Chanshycellor Konrad Adenauer returned Sunday from a two-day visit with President Charles de Gaulle of France The statesman agreed to remain in political as well as pershysonal contact after Adenauers reshytirement next month

Paris was the last stop for the

REV W E BURRUS

The Rev W E Burrus 241 East Poplar Street has accepted a call as pastor ofbull Pine Ridge Baptist Church

TJte Rev Mr BUllus well shyknown local insurance agent is chaplain of Grani t e Masonic Lodge and formerly headed the annual March of Dimes campaign in the county

Mount Alry~~-----shyMount Airy Times

-o(ounf HBIly iJl Mount Olive Tnbune k _Chowan News Murfreesboro Roano e Murphy Chcro~ee Scout Nashville GraphlC

d Avery Journal Newlan amp News_Enterprise New ton Observer troi t North Wilksboro Journal Pa

Oxford Ledger

Pilot Mountain News Reco-cd ~ Pittsboro Chatham rt Plymouth Roanoke Beac~ I Ion Raeford News- Journal J Rale igh Carolinian

MIll 9M$)

~I

S1ATE IiI C

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

~I

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BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DATA FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs

1 NAME Burnus Wi11iann Edgar(Last) (First) (Second)

Give full names For a married woman please put maiden name in parentheses IEXAMPLE Cole Mary Ann (Smith)]

2 BIRTH ---=Ru Nc _-----S =11yr4r~=-c--- __--NJC ----_- 241lL2 sk=L= C =--~___ =-cur ~ _- 4 -90 =---_ (Place) (County) (State) (Date)

DEATH ___________ _____________________

3 PARENTS __ ____~~~~~ _ ~ Bur~_ ____GE ORGE EDGAR~amp_M~ar~y~ET_~ S_~~ u~~~_______ mwl~XAMPLE Alec Joe Doaks and Lucy Mae (Brown) Doaks]MINISTER-TEACHER Hou~ewife

Fathers occupation __________ Mother s occupation __________

4 BROTHERS List full names and year of birth ________ (LivinKor deceased) Number

~ugene Vann Burrus Decemb~r 281901

Chardi e Braxt om BurIlus FJeb ruarw 6thl905 De cea-sed

5 SISTERS ( 2 ) List full names and year of birth (Living or deceasec1 Number

Irenegt Haxnington Burrus January 21th 1909

Eul1ala Vandyne BurLu6 Maw 181915

6 CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE (Please list each residence of 3 years duration Dr more up to the time of the 18th birthday)

Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R) town under 2500 pop (T) city 2500 Rusk N C Surr~Count~ Marsh TownshipMoved to RoakfordNCor more pop (C) Check one

Ro~ford Township 1903R [] T 0 CO

RIYJ T 0 CD Flat Rock MtAiry N middotC RF D 2 RoGkfordNorth C~ro1ina21044R~ T 0 CD

RO TO CD

7 EDUCATION t

Grammar school Graduate Yes ( ) No ( ) Year graduated __________

High school Graduate Yes ( Vi ) No ( ) Year graduated __l_9_2_3______ School attended BoonvLL1e High Schoo]Yadkinl Count~BDonvi11e N C 2101]

(Name) (Place) (State)

(Whether graduate or not if more than one was attended show the last one)

College Years attended None ( ) One ( ~ 2-3 ( ) Graduate ( ) Wo Whether graduated or not list college(s) attended (EXAMPLE 1935-38)

South Western Theological Seminary fJFort Worth Texas 1941 Ext (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Life Underwriters Training SGnoGill Salem Co11ege WtS Brown - (D-eg-r-ee--)-- shy(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended)

Graduate-level List college(s) seminary(ies) etc attended earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

----- ----- ---

8 SPECIAL AWARDS OR RECOGNITION RECEIVED (Honorary degrees such as DD Howard College 1948 citations such as Whos Who in American Colleges and Universities 1939 honorary positions such as Man of the Year-Pryor Okla 1943 etc)

9 MARIT AL INFORMATION Spouse Birthdate Place of Marriage Date of

of Spouse (Town and State) Marriage

(1) Edith Oakley 6- 16-1906 Yadkin County 6-30- 1926

(2)

Number of children ( 5) List their full names and birthdates (an example of a married daught er would be Mrs J ohn Alan (Mary Lou) Ross 3-7-1918)

Mrs_~ Garland E~ ilamp1e~MarYAnIJBUrrus) iarah Elizabeth Burrus1-27-1928

10 VOCATIONAL HISTORY (List all vocat ions occupations trades or professions engaged in for two or more years) Salesman T_Qba cClQ) Insurance Life Un e r wri ting

and A amp IH Undemwri ting Staff Manager Distriltitt Manager

11 RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

Convertm_7Tlt~__l2------_ Baptism --1--9=1=-4--- Rockford BaptistRocrkford NC27044 (Date) (Age) (Date) (Church) (Location of Church)

List any c~lUrch other than B aptist with which formerly affiliated Ordained as Minister ( Vi ) Deacon ( ) Other ________ ___ _ ____

7-20-1 945 Haymore Memorial Mt Airy N C ~ -r(D-Iate -orara-m=ean )- (Church) (Place) -----(St--at--e)----- shy

12 LOCAL CHURCH ACTIVITY UNSALARIED (Place the number of years service in the space provided for each office ever held)

Gen Supt Director President

Dept Supt Director Circle Chm

Teacher Counselor Sponsor

List below other offices or service such as Sec

Other Offices

(give number of years service) Leader Assoc Supt etc

Deacon - Ch Treas -

0 0 1 7 T rustee

3 Ass C1er Usher -

--Ch Library -

Ch Recreation __ SS ~

Ch Clerk - Choir Mem -

T U 1 Other - Choir Direc

Ch Committee Chm -

VBS 3 List completed Study Course diplomas (Indicate related organiza tions such as S S TU etc)

Broth 3

WMU 17

13 DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE UNSALARIED (Please list positions held in Baptis t associations conventions (state or Southern) national and world-wide organizations such as moderator president clerk t rustee board commission or committee members et c) Example SS Superintendent Bethel Association Kentucky 1942-1944

(P osition) (Organization board agency etc) (State) (Date)

Surry Bapt ist Assocriatioru ll G

14 TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN SALshyARIED CHURCH-RELATED VOCATIONS (Including pastors denominational workshyers missionaries ministers of education and music church secretaries faculty members or employees of Bapt ist institutions agencies etc ) TYP E AND LENGTH OF SERVICE List all positions of such service with one or more years of duration check F (full-time) or P (part -time) Examples

(Position) (Church agency area ins titution place of service) (Date of service)

FO P [] 1 pastor County Line Baptist Church Turkey Creek La 1925-1929 ------~---

F [R] P 0 2 mIssIOnary ___ o =h 2N TImiddota Af= ___ 1930-1952Oltgzb m=c0s 0 sigze 2 _W ricashy

194446FO P 1il_L ak--lGrJo-vue-----Bgtltalplusmnpgt jsgttl~eJJhuur~cchI1~(iJ~aaaiiIoriXU-Jmiddot middot iiilshyP-las-t-uollr+_----gtO l J l rl1gT1IJmiddotnwJIJ

FO P lJ ______BanruEttoWlU Bapt i st ChurchRtl Mt Airy N C 1956- 47- 48

FO P D___ ____ Wil1iSl Ga1 Baptist Churcdi Rt 2 AraratVirginia 1947 5Jl

FO P ~____ _ __ Copeland Bapti s t Churctfu Rt2 Dobs on N C ~949 50

FO P lill __---middot___~Fjrst Bapt ist Churcli Dobson N C 1 950 52 FO P Il II EastSide Baptist Mission First) MtAiry N C 1958- 62

15 OTHER TYPES OF R ELIGIOUS SERVICE (In associations assemblies colleges eonshyventions (state or Southern) national or world -wide meetings such as speaker music director committee chairman etc)

(Position) (Place of Service) (Date of Service)

16 AUTHORSHIP (Include books booklet s lesson courses or curriculum m aterial and t racts ) (Book item etc) (Publisher ) (Date pUblished)

17 CLUB OR GROUP MEMBERSHIP (Service organizations fraternal PTA Civic etc) List important positions of leadership held

Qhap~n~ Granite Lodge Mt Airy N C

York Rite BodiesSllrry Sh rine C]ub I nc ( Oas i s Temple)

18 HOBBIES AND LEISURE INTERESTS

__ =- e -=F=lowc=e=rc=s_ ____ _____Favorite _ G=ardn- _ Others F-ar~min~ggt_--------_

19 PUBLIC SERVICE (Military educational political etc not previously listed ) ___

The information for items 1 -19 has been filled in by Mailing address MtAiryN C 27030

Sources used in compiling the information are (Example personal knowledge minutes Calshyvary Baptist Church Wisner La Court Records Copiah County Miss etc)

Minutes Surry Bcmtist Assoaiatiowo

20 DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERIZATION (Please read special instruction sheet careshyfully and sample biographies before proceeding)

Name of person writing the above characterization _ ______

POAddress ___________ ___________________________

Return to

Name

POAddress _______ _____~-----------------------~-----

A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORTH CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar BWTUS 74 of 241 East poplar Street Mount Airy died Mon~Y morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services f~r the well-known Baptist mm15~r were held at2 pm Tuesday m the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the R Carrington Paulette B~ial was in Oakdale

sons

Horn In urry ourny rae was the son of George E and

He Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

was a rurl Qa(ltil ilter from 1945 to 198tddl MiRMamp fJ8ID PiIoamp Life ~eCo after20 yeas Gl service

At the time of his death he associated with thewas

bull

American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a ember of the Knights

emplar He was a Royal rch Mason a member of the lue Ridge Council Oasis empie a Shriner and a past

worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was bull hainnan of the Surry County

pter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs bull

th Oakley Burrus two daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas

K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville six grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWf Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother EVann Burrus of Uttle Mountain

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NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

14 TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN SALshyARIED CHURCH-RELATED VOCATIONS (Including pastors denominational workshyers missionaries ministers of education and music church secretaries faculty members or employees of Bapt ist institutions agencies etc ) TYP E AND LENGTH OF SERVICE List all positions of such service with one or more years of duration check F (full-time) or P (part -time) Examples

(Position) (Church agency area ins titution place of service) (Date of service)

FO P [] 1 pastor County Line Baptist Church Turkey Creek La 1925-1929 ------~---

F [R] P 0 2 mIssIOnary ___ o =h 2N TImiddota Af= ___ 1930-1952Oltgzb m=c0s 0 sigze 2 _W ricashy

194446FO P 1il_L ak--lGrJo-vue-----Bgtltalplusmnpgt jsgttl~eJJhuur~cchI1~(iJ~aaaiiIoriXU-Jmiddot middot iiilshyP-las-t-uollr+_----gtO l J l rl1gT1IJmiddotnwJIJ

FO P lJ ______BanruEttoWlU Bapt i st ChurchRtl Mt Airy N C 1956- 47- 48

FO P D___ ____ Wil1iSl Ga1 Baptist Churcdi Rt 2 AraratVirginia 1947 5Jl

FO P ~____ _ __ Copeland Bapti s t Churctfu Rt2 Dobs on N C ~949 50

FO P lill __---middot___~Fjrst Bapt ist Churcli Dobson N C 1 950 52 FO P Il II EastSide Baptist Mission First) MtAiry N C 1958- 62

15 OTHER TYPES OF R ELIGIOUS SERVICE (In associations assemblies colleges eonshyventions (state or Southern) national or world -wide meetings such as speaker music director committee chairman etc)

(Position) (Place of Service) (Date of Service)

16 AUTHORSHIP (Include books booklet s lesson courses or curriculum m aterial and t racts ) (Book item etc) (Publisher ) (Date pUblished)

17 CLUB OR GROUP MEMBERSHIP (Service organizations fraternal PTA Civic etc) List important positions of leadership held

Qhap~n~ Granite Lodge Mt Airy N C

York Rite BodiesSllrry Sh rine C]ub I nc ( Oas i s Temple)

18 HOBBIES AND LEISURE INTERESTS

__ =- e -=F=lowc=e=rc=s_ ____ _____Favorite _ G=ardn- _ Others F-ar~min~ggt_--------_

19 PUBLIC SERVICE (Military educational political etc not previously listed ) ___

The information for items 1 -19 has been filled in by Mailing address MtAiryN C 27030

Sources used in compiling the information are (Example personal knowledge minutes Calshyvary Baptist Church Wisner La Court Records Copiah County Miss etc)

Minutes Surry Bcmtist Assoaiatiowo

20 DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERIZATION (Please read special instruction sheet careshyfully and sample biographies before proceeding)

Name of person writing the above characterization _ ______

POAddress ___________ ___________________________

Return to

Name

POAddress _______ _____~-----------------------~-----

A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORTH CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar BWTUS 74 of 241 East poplar Street Mount Airy died Mon~Y morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services f~r the well-known Baptist mm15~r were held at2 pm Tuesday m the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the R Carrington Paulette B~ial was in Oakdale

sons

Horn In urry ourny rae was the son of George E and

He Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

was a rurl Qa(ltil ilter from 1945 to 198tddl MiRMamp fJ8ID PiIoamp Life ~eCo after20 yeas Gl service

At the time of his death he associated with thewas

bull

American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a ember of the Knights

emplar He was a Royal rch Mason a member of the lue Ridge Council Oasis empie a Shriner and a past

worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was bull hainnan of the Surry County

pter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs bull

th Oakley Burrus two daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas

K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville six grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWf Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother EVann Burrus of Uttle Mountain

amp --1 =======-=========~== ~~=~~A~~~um~~OW~==============

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NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

20 DESCRIPTIVE CHARACTERIZATION (Please read special instruction sheet careshyfully and sample biographies before proceeding)

Name of person writing the above characterization _ ______

POAddress ___________ ___________________________

Return to

Name

POAddress _______ _____~-----------------------~-----

A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORTH CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar BWTUS 74 of 241 East poplar Street Mount Airy died Mon~Y morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services f~r the well-known Baptist mm15~r were held at2 pm Tuesday m the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the R Carrington Paulette B~ial was in Oakdale

sons

Horn In urry ourny rae was the son of George E and

He Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

was a rurl Qa(ltil ilter from 1945 to 198tddl MiRMamp fJ8ID PiIoamp Life ~eCo after20 yeas Gl service

At the time of his death he associated with thewas

bull

American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a ember of the Knights

emplar He was a Royal rch Mason a member of the lue Ridge Council Oasis empie a Shriner and a past

worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was bull hainnan of the Surry County

pter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs bull

th Oakley Burrus two daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas

K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville six grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWf Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother EVann Burrus of Uttle Mountain

amp --1 =======-=========~== ~~=~~A~~~um~~OW~==============

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NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

A Home Newspaper For Greater Mount Airy and Surry County

MOUNT AIRY NORTH CAROLINA middot THURSDAY MARCH 3

Rev Burrus 74 Succumbs Here Monday

The Rev William Edgar BWTUS 74 of 241 East poplar Street Mount Airy died Mon~Y morning in Northern Surry Hospital

Funeral services f~r the well-known Baptist mm15~r were held at2 pm Tuesday m the chapel of Moody Funeral Home here conducted by the Rev Roger Tucker and the R Carrington Paulette B~ial was in Oakdale

sons

Horn In urry ourny rae was the son of George E and

He Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

was a rurl Qa(ltil ilter from 1945 to 198tddl MiRMamp fJ8ID PiIoamp Life ~eCo after20 yeas Gl service

At the time of his death he associated with thewas

bull

American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a ember of the Knights

emplar He was a Royal rch Mason a member of the lue Ridge Council Oasis empie a Shriner and a past

worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was bull hainnan of the Surry County

pter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs bull

th Oakley Burrus two daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas

K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville six grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWf Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother EVann Burrus of Uttle Mountain

amp --1 =======-=========~== ~~=~~A~~~um~~OW~==============

I

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NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

sons

Horn In urry ourny rae was the son of George E and

He Mary Etta Sinunons Burrus

was a rurl Qa(ltil ilter from 1945 to 198tddl MiRMamp fJ8ID PiIoamp Life ~eCo after20 yeas Gl service

At the time of his death he associated with thewas

bull

American Family Life Insurance Co

The Rev Mr Burrus was a member of Granite Lodge 322

F and AM was a York ite Mason and was a ember of the Knights

emplar He was a Royal rch Mason a member of the lue Ridge Council Oasis empie a Shriner and a past

worthy patron of the Eastern Star

For over 10 years he was bull hainnan of the Surry County

pter March of Dimes Suriving are his wife Mrs bull

th Oakley Burrus two daughters Miss Sarah Burrus of the home and Mrs Garland Wampler of Burnsville three

Allen Burrus of Charlottesville Va Thomas

K Burrus of Hialeah Fla and Layne Burrus of Winterville six grandchildren two sisters Mrs Bill VanDyne of East Bend and MrsWf Harrington of Taylorsville and one brother EVann Burrus of Uttle Mountain

amp --1 =======-=========~== ~~=~~A~~~um~~OW~==============

I

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NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

NAME Burris W E

DATA Ordination

SOURCE Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Records Volume 3 Item 3 Ree~ 1 CRmf 644

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005

• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_001
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_002
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_003 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004 (2)
• MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
• • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_004
  • UntitledPDFpdf
  • • MS615_Burrus William Edgar_005