Submitted by
Lynna Kay Shuffield
Waco Tribune-Herald (TX)
December 17, 2008
Ira Lemuel Burns
Ira Lemuel Burns, 89, of Baileyville, near Rosebud, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2008. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, at Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral in Rosebud. Burial will follow services at Powers Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at the funeral home.
He was preceded in death by a grandson, Lance Ellison Burns, in 1991.
Survivors include his wife, Florine Burns of Baileyville; one son, Ellison Burns of Waco; one daughter, Suzy Reed of Palestine; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Powers Chapel Cemetery, c/o Enterprise Bank, P.O. Box 559, Rosebud, TX 76570, Eutlaw Cemetery, c/o Farmers State Bank, Kosse, TX 76653 or Rosebud Church of Christ.
Cook-Gerngross-Green-Patterson Funeral Home, Rosebud