Memorial services for Robert James Burton age 70 of Branson West, Mo, will be held at 6:00 PM, Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at Our Lady Of The Cove Catholic Church in Kimberling City, Missouri with Father Joseph Liem officiating. Arrangements and cremation were under the direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home in Branson, Mo.
He died at 8:05 AM, Friday, April 2, 2010 at St. John’s Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. He was born on January 31, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois the son of Edward & Martha Burton. He had been a resident of the area for the past 30 years. He was a Human resource Manager at Silver Dollar City and was a member of the Our Lady Of The Cove Catholic Church in Kimberling City, Mo. He is survived by his wife: Barbara Wiegel Burton of the home. Four children, Mike Burton Of Lake Delton, Wisconsin, Megan Klinger of Kimberling City, Mo., Amanda Funk of Reeds Spring Mo. and John Burton of Detroit, Michigan and five Grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Martha Sanderson Burton.