Ada Mae Burton
Ada Mae Burton, 81, passed away on
Wednesday (June 1, 2011) at Newton Medical Center.
She was born on Aug. 7, 1929, in
Winfield, the daughter of James T. and Flora T. (Wilson) Maddox. Ada
worked for many years for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as an
operator and at the same time was a wonderful mother and homemaker.
On Feb. 16, 1950, she married Warne G.
Burton in Cottonwood Falls, and he survives of the home. Other
survivors include two daughters, Laura J. Burton of Peabody and
Patricia Stewart (Harold) O'Neal Jr. of Walton; five grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren on the way.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, one brother and three sisters. Visitation will be from 1 to
5 p.m. Sunday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel in Newton. Funeral
service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Petersen Funeral Home Chapel,
with a graveside service following at 2 p.m. at Highland Cemetery in
Winfield.
Memorials may be made to American Heart
Association or American Diabetes Association, in care of the funeral
home.
