Lucian Burke

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DEATH CLAIMS LUCIAN BURKE

Former Paintsville  Man Died At Ashland Saturday

Lucian B. Burke, age 47, died Saturday morning, December 31, 1938, at the King’s Daughters’ Hospital at Ashland after an illness of six days.

Funeral services were held Monday afternoon, January 2, 1939, at 2 o’clock at the First M. E. Church in that city.

Mr. Burke was born at Danville, Ky., the son of William B. Burke and Irene Dillon Burke. He was formerly connected with the Second National Bank of Paintsville. He left Paintsville 14
years ago for Ashland where he has since resided. At the time of his death he was employed as credit manager for the Ben Williamson Co.

Mr. Burke was a World War veteran, having enlisted Saturday, September 22, 1917, and was discharged Saturday, March 1, 1919. He served one year in France and at the time of leaving
the United States he was made sergeant major in the 57th artillery.

He was a son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Walters of Offutt.

Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth Burke; two daughters, Miss Irene Burke at home, and Miss Nell Day Burke; one son, William Burke, at home; his mother, Mrs. W. B. Burke, of Ashland, and
two brothers, William F. Burke of Covington, and Edmund Burke of Prestonsburg.

Rev. Guy Coffman and Rev. C. E. Vogel conducted the funeral services.

Members of the Clarence Field Post of the American Legion had charge of the services at the grave. Interment in the Ashland cemetery.

Paintsville Herald
Thursday
01-05-1939