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WARREN H. BURTON
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Warren H. Burton, begs leave to submit the following memorial:
Warren H. Burton was born April 11, 1874, near the present town of Millerton, and passed away on March 10, 1963. Mr. Burton was educated at the West Union country school. In 1893, following his father’s death, Mr. Burton took over the management of the family farm. On June 2, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Alice White.
Mr. Burton was a surveyor and at times was employed by railroads. He farmed in Union township and he homesteaded in New Mexico near Tucumcari, but actually spent most of his life in Wayne County.
Successively he served as county engineer, township and city assessor, county auditor, and in the Forty-third General Assembly he was the state representative from Wayne County. He was very active in improving the 900 miles of roads in Wayne County during his term as county engineer. He did much historical research work, and then wrote his findings. As late as two years ago he prepared a series of accounts of early day events in Wayne County which were published weekly over a period of months in the Times-Republican. He was a charter member and an organizer of the Wayne County Historical Society, a director and a lifelong member. He was a member of the Corydon Methodist Church.
Mr. Burton is survived by his wife, Alice; two daughters, Mrs. C. L. Owen, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Mrs. H. W. McKnight, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; two sons, Conrad Burton, Pense, Saskatchewan, Canada, and Lee Burton, Iowa City, Iowa. The youngest son, Edgar Burton, was killed in World War II.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Sixtieth General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Warren H. Burton the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful and useful public servant, and the House by this resolution would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
REED CASEY,
MARION D. SIGLIN,
LORNE R. WORTHINGTON,
Committee.