On This Day in Family History - October 29

Dorothy Louise Moore Burford died 2007 age 86

Dorothy married Bernice Burford 04 September 1938

Bernice and Dorothy had six children - Jerry, George, David, Sue, Mike, and Jeannie

Photos: Jerry, George with his wife Josie

Photo left: Bernice, Mike, Deb Burford (Bernice's brother)

Here are some comments my mother wrote about Aunt Dorothy:

  I have decided that Aunt Dorothy can't ever die! She knows everything about the Burford family but doesn't realize it.  When she dies, there won't be anybody else who knows all this stuff.  Jewels of information literally drop out of her mouth and she doesn't even know it...   

Aunt Dorothy cleared that up for me without me even asking about it.  She does that - it just rolls off her tongue...   

I wouldn't believe just anybody about that, but my Aunt Dorothy is the one who really told me about that, and I believe every word she says.    

One of the others just sort of hinted at it, but Dorothy tells things plain out and just like they are…

 Nothing shocks or rattles Dorothy.  She looks life square in the face and just deals with it... 

(excerpt from my book When We Were Irish)