Burford Ancestors - Generation 4 - Killough Marvin Burford

Killough Marvin Burford was born 08 Dec 1907 in Bone Gap, Edwards County, Illinois

This is the only picture I have of Killough.

He was the 5th child of Alexander and Lora Gibson Burford

Killough married Norma Louise Lyon 16 December 1938 in Pulaski County, Arkansas, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt Lyon and Nannie Mae Cullum. She was born 11 July 1913, and died 30 November 1994.

Notes for KILLOUGH MARVIN BURFORD: Louise was in the hospital and after visiting her, Killough went home for the night. Two very kind neighbor ladies had gone into Killough's house to straighten things up and make sure the house was tidy for Killough. The weather was cool and there was a window open a little bit, so they closed that window not knowing that Killough left it open to allow ventilation for a heater they had in the house and used for heat. When Killough came home he didn't notice the window was closed and he went to bed. His body was found near the telephone so it appears that he had awakened and tried to get to the phone but didn't make it in time. -- Wathada Burford Thomas, niece of Killough and daughter of Lester Burford

CHILD of KILLOUGH BURFORD and LOUISE LYON is:  

i. Marvin Ted Burford, born 17 February 1942, Kansas; died 07 February 1973, Madera County, California.

PHOTO: Neil Burford holding Teddy Burford (Killough's son), Helen Burford Walters holding Larry Slocum (Erlene's son).

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Killough Burford died 24 November 1943 in Kansas, age 36. He is buried in Weir Cemetery, Searcy, White County, Arkansas. (I don't have a picture of his gravestone.)

After Killough died, Louise married James Bergman. They had a daughter, Rita, born in 1948.

Louise died 30 Nov 1994, age 81, and is buried in North Fork Cemetery North Fork, Madera County, California,