Paul Woodrow Burson

1916 - 2006  (89 years)

• Name	Paul Woodrow Burson
  Born	19 Dec 1916	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jul 2006	Columbia Memorial Hospital, East Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA   [1]
  Buried	Y  [2]
  Person ID	I174838	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family	Marie Goerlitz,   b. 27 Mar 1923, Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA ,   d. 26 Aug 1985, East Chatham, Columbia County, New York, USA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	1946	Mount Vernon, Westchester County, New York, USA
  Children	1. George Burson   2. Susan Burson
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F68413	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Paul W. Burson Last Residence: 12060 East Chatham, Columbia, New York Born: 19 Dec 1916 Died: 25 Jul 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951) [S927] Obituary. Paul W. Burson RED ROCK, N.Y. ? Paul Woodrow Burson, of Red Rock, N.Y., on July 25, 2006, at Columbia Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 19, 1916, in Fredericktown to Edward and Grace (Ruhl) Burson. He attended Fredericktown High School graduating in 1936. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America while in high school and received a jacket with the organization?s emblem which Paul recently donated to the Future Farmers of America Museum in Mount Vernon. He worked in the carpentry trade after high school and volunteered for the Navy in World War II. In 1946, he married Marie Goerlitz in Mount Vernon, N.Y., who predeceased him in 1985, and returned to Ohio where he returned to the carpentry trade. In 1951, he moved to Red Rock. He worked as a carpenter until he retired in 1981. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, and was a member of the Red Rock Rod and Gun Club and Canaan Rifle Club. He was a member of the New Lebanon Legion Post and the Ghent VFW. He was a founding member of the Red Rock Fire Company, and former member of the Red Rock Historical Society. He enjoyed being a member of the Canaan Senior Citizens. He is survived by his son, George Burson of Cocolalla, Idaho; his daughter, Susan (Michael) Poole of East Chatham, N.Y.; his grandchildren, David Poole, Kelly Spurr and Lisa Poole; his three great-grandchildren, Aiden Spurr, Riley Spurr and Ruby Poole; brothers, Frank and Neil of Mount Vernon; his sisters, Wanza Smith of Mount Vernon, Lois Welch of Fredericktown and Marjorie Frey of Bellevue, Wash. He was predeceased by his brother, Vaughn Burson. Arrangements were entrusted The French, Gifford, Preiter & Blasl Funeral Home in Chatham, N.Y. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the Red Rock Volunteer Fire Company Building Fund, 401 County Route 24, East Chatham, NY 12060, in his memory. To send a condolence visit www.frenchblasl.com.