Sidney McLaurin Burnham, Sr., 86, of Brandon died peacefully at home, August 5th, 2013 joining his Savior and believing loved ones who preceded him in death.
Mr. Burnham was born December 4th, 1926 in Puckett, MS and attended school there until and after his service of our nation in the United States Navy in the South Pacific in World War II where he was active in numerous notable conflicts and the occupation of Japan after the surrender.
After his service to his country, he returned to the service of his community and the marriage of his loving wife and mother of his children, Flora Ingram Burnham. After her passing in 1996, he found love again in his second marriage to his widow Jessie Huff Burnham in 1999.
Services will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon at 11 am Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 until 8 pm at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Puckett Cemetery, Puckett, MS.
Mr. Burnham and his wife Jessie have been avid gardeners after retirement and kept many supplied with the finest of produce and found great joy in working their crop and watching their children and grandchildren reap the harvest. He served in management for many years in Jackson, was a real estate broker, builder, and prior to retirement, constructed or reconstructed many of the structures we will enjoy for decades at the Agriculture Museum, He was a deacon and servant of First Baptist Church, Brandon for many years before retirement and moving to Antioch Baptist Church where he was a member after his second marriage.
Mr. Burnham was preceded in death by his parents Rob and Delanie Burnham of Puckett, nine brothers and sisters, his wife Flora Ingram Burnham.
Published in Clarion Ledger on August 6, 2013
Wife: Jessie Dell Wilkinson Huff Burnham
Mr. Burnham was born December 4th, 1926 in Puckett, MS and attended school there until and after his service of our nation in the United States Navy in the South Pacific in World War II where he was active in numerous notable conflicts and the occupation of Japan after the surrender.
After his service to his country, he returned to the service of his community and the marriage of his loving wife and mother of his children, Flora Ingram Burnham. After her passing in 1996, he found love again in his second marriage to his widow Jessie Huff Burnham in 1999.
Services will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon at 11 am Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 until 8 pm at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Puckett Cemetery, Puckett, MS.
Mr. Burnham and his wife Jessie have been avid gardeners after retirement and kept many supplied with the finest of produce and found great joy in working their crop and watching their children and grandchildren reap the harvest. He served in management for many years in Jackson, was a real estate broker, builder, and prior to retirement, constructed or reconstructed many of the structures we will enjoy for decades at the Agriculture Museum, He was a deacon and servant of First Baptist Church, Brandon for many years before retirement and moving to Antioch Baptist Church where he was a member after his second marriage.
Mr. Burnham was preceded in death by his parents Rob and Delanie Burnham of Puckett, nine brothers and sisters, his wife Flora Ingram Burnham.
Published in Clarion Ledger on August 6, 2013
Wife: Jessie Dell Wilkinson Huff Burnham
Sidney McLaurin Burnham, Sr., 86, of Brandon died peacefully at home, August 5th, 2013 joining his Savior and believing loved ones who preceded him in death.
Mr. Burnham was born December 4th, 1926 in Puckett, MS and attended school there until and after his service of our nation in the United States Navy in the South Pacific in World War II where he was active in numerous notable conflicts and the occupation of Japan after the surrender.
After his service to his country, he returned to the service of his community and the marriage of his loving wife and mother of his children, Flora Ingram Burnham. After her passing in 1996, he found love again in his second marriage to his widow Jessie Huff Burnham in 1999.
Services will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon at 11 am Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 until 8 pm at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Puckett Cemetery, Puckett, MS.
Mr. Burnham and his wife Jessie have been avid gardeners after retirement and kept many supplied with the finest of produce and found great joy in working their crop and watching their children and grandchildren reap the harvest. He served in management for many years in Jackson, was a real estate broker, builder, and prior to retirement, constructed or reconstructed many of the structures we will enjoy for decades at the Agriculture Museum, He was a deacon and servant of First Baptist Church, Brandon for many years before retirement and moving to Antioch Baptist Church where he was a member after his second marriage.
Mr. Burnham was preceded in death by his parents Rob and Delanie Burnham of Puckett, nine brothers and sisters, his wife Flora Ingram Burnham.
Published in Clarion Ledger on August 6, 2013
Wife: Jessie Dell Wilkinson Huff Burnham
Mr. Burnham was born December 4th, 1926 in Puckett, MS and attended school there until and after his service of our nation in the United States Navy in the South Pacific in World War II where he was active in numerous notable conflicts and the occupation of Japan after the surrender.
After his service to his country, he returned to the service of his community and the marriage of his loving wife and mother of his children, Flora Ingram Burnham. After her passing in 1996, he found love again in his second marriage to his widow Jessie Huff Burnham in 1999.
Services will be at Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Brandon at 11 am Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Visitation will be Tuesday from 5 until 8 pm at the funeral home and one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Puckett Cemetery, Puckett, MS.
Mr. Burnham and his wife Jessie have been avid gardeners after retirement and kept many supplied with the finest of produce and found great joy in working their crop and watching their children and grandchildren reap the harvest. He served in management for many years in Jackson, was a real estate broker, builder, and prior to retirement, constructed or reconstructed many of the structures we will enjoy for decades at the Agriculture Museum, He was a deacon and servant of First Baptist Church, Brandon for many years before retirement and moving to Antioch Baptist Church where he was a member after his second marriage.
Mr. Burnham was preceded in death by his parents Rob and Delanie Burnham of Puckett, nine brothers and sisters, his wife Flora Ingram Burnham.
Published in Clarion Ledger on August 6, 2013
Wife: Jessie Dell Wilkinson Huff Burnham
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