by Archana Subramaniam by CNB
Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: SUNDAY, January 19, 1992 TAG: 9201190002 SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: E2 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: RADFORD LENGTH: Short
OBIT BURTON, V.
BURTON, VELMA D. Velma Catherine Dunbar Burton died Friday in a Radford hospital. She was born June 4, 1915 in Monroe County, W.Va. She was preceded in death by her husband, John B. Burton, formerly of Scottsburg, Va. The past two years she had been a resident of the Wheatland Hills Retirement Center in Radford. An active member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsburg, she was a former Sunday School teacher, chairman of the Flower Committee, president of the W.M.U., and an Adult Choir member. She was also a former president of the Bethel Home Demonstration Club. Surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Joe E. and Patricia W. Burton, Radford; two grandchildren, Jason Burton, University of Richmond, Va.; Melissa Burton, Radford. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Sunday at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Kent Taylor officiating. Funeral services will be Monday at 2:00 p.m. at the Bethel Baptist Church in Scottsburg with the Rev. Steve Pollard and the Rev. Harold Crute officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford, is handling the arrangements.