Richard Colfax Burke

1924 - 2008  (83 years)

• Name	Richard Colfax Burke
  Nickname	Dicky
  Born	17 Nov 1924
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Jan 2008  [1]
  Buried	Crest Lawn Gardens Cemetery, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I436195	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Albert Richard Burke,   b. 9 Apr 1900, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 28 Mar 1998  (Age 97 years)
  Mother	Fannie Lou Willhoite,   b. 22 Feb 1901,   d. 4 Aug 1982  (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F145062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Virginia Risk
  Children	+ 1. Richard Colfax Burke,   b. 8 Sep 1947, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA ,   d. 18 May 2007, Kentucky, USA  (Age 59 years)   2. Rose Marie Burke   3. Mark Lane Burke
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2019
  Family ID	F145063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Richard C. Burke Last Residence: 40324 Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky Born: 17 Nov 1924 Died: 19 Jan 2008 State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951) [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Richard Colfax ?"Dicky"? Burke Birth: Nov USA Death: 18 Jan 2008 Burial: Crest Lawn Gardens Cemetery, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA Memorial #: 115555152 Bio: Married to Virginia Risk Burke.Children: Richard Colfax Burke II, Rose Marie Whitaker and Mark Lane Burke Created by: Stephanie Stone Burke (48205235) Added: 15 Aug 2013 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115555152 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 10 February 2019), memorial page for Richard Colfax ?"Dicky"? Burke (Nov?18 Jan 2008), Find A Grave Memorial no. 115555152, citing Crest Lawn Gardens Cemetery, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Stephanie Stone Burke (contributor 48205235) . [S927] Obituary. Obituary for Richard Colfax Burke Richard Colfax Burke, 83, husband of Virginia ?Jenny? Risk Burke for 64 years died Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 at his home. A native of Scott County, he was the son of the late Albert & Fannie Lou Willhoite Burke and was a W.W. II Navy Veteran. He retired from Kentucky Utilities Co. in 1987 after 38 years of service and was a member of the First Christian Church, the Scott Post #24, American Legion and the Donald Martin Post # 7054, VFW. Other survivors include a daughter: Rose Marie (Thomas) Whitaker, Lexington and a son: Mark Burke, Georgetown, grandchildren: Jessica True, Tiffany Burke, Melissa (Jacob) Rodriguez, Martina (George) Padilla, Vanessa Whitaker and Julian Ray Burke, his great-grandchildren: Marcus Burke, Christain & Andrue Turner and Taylor Johnston; a daughter-in-law: Sue Burke, a brother: David (Martha) Burke and several nieces, nephews & cousins. A son, Richard Burke, II preceded his in death. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Johnson?s Funeral Home by Rev. Scott Cox and Rev. Richard Weekley. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery with Military rites. Casket bearers will be: Kenneth Grant, Jr., Jimmy Richardson, Scott, John & Matthew Burke, Mike Traylor, Johnny Barnes and Bob Earl Alsop. Visitation will be 5?8 PM Monday at the funeral home. Expressions of Sympathy may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass. www.johnsonsfuneralhome.com To send flowers to the family of Richard Colfax Burke, please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.