William John "Bill" Burton
Monday, March 21, 2016
William John "Bill" Burton, age 84, a resident of Fort Scott, Kan., died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at the Fort Scott Mercy Hospital. He was born June 14, 1931, in Caney, Kan., the son of Robert McHenry Burton and Rose Evelyn Holman Burton. Bill married Wilmetta Cline on Dec. 23, 1948, in Iola, Kan. Bill had served with the United States Marine Corps from 1952 to 1954 where he was stationed at Camp Pendleton, Calif. Following his military service, he owned and operated service stations in Fort Scott and later worked for over 30 years for Peerless Products. He later drove a truck for Miller Feed and Oil.