“font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;”>Mrs. Irene L. Burton was born to the late Eddie Ellis and Helen V. Hodges on May 5, 1928 in “font-family: Verdana; font-size: 9pt;”>.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Irene confessed a hope in Christ at an early age. She attended the Catholic school and later on attended a St. Nicholas Boarding School, which was located near the Mississippi River. Later, she was educated in the St. Louis Public School System and graduated from Sumner High School.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Irene was united in Holy Matrimony to the late Walter Burton Jr. To that union, four children were born.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Irene was a welder by trade and retired from National Vendors in 1993. After retirement, she worked for Hawthorne Children’s Facility and Cardinal Ritenour Institute as a Grandmother Helper, assisting wherever she was needed.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>Irene was a person that liked to keep things tidy and neat. She lost both legs and that slowed her down a lot. But she kept the faith and fought a good fight. God saw she was getting tired, so on His birthday, December 25, 2011, He dispatched his angels so Mrs. Irene could join His celebration in heaven. She will be sadly missed.
“font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana;”>She leaves to cherish her memories: three daughters, Judy (Larry) Howard, Jannette Burton and Gloria Reed of Venice, IL; two sons, Walter (Dorothy) Burton and Arnold Burton; one brother, Tyrus (Barbara) Dwellingham; one sister, Helen Gerdine; sister-in-law, LaVada Davis; one uncle, Lawrence (Billy) Hodges of Toledo, OH; two aunts, Betty Glaspie and Thelma Daugherty, both of Toledo, OH; 27 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends, and a special daughter-to-be, Marie Sampson Hooks.
