- Eva P. Burson Eva Pauline Burson, 80, of Liberty, MO, died Wednesday, September 15, 2004, at the Liberty Hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, September 18, 2004, at the Liberty Christian Church, 427 E. Kansas St., Liberty, MO. Friends may call at the church from 10-11 a.m. Saturday. Private interment of her cremains will follow the service. Mrs. Burson loved children, and her family wishes to honor her by suggesting memorial contributions to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, in care of the Fry-Runyan Funeral Home, PO Box 520, Kearney, MO 64060. Mrs. Burson was born February 26, 1924 in Excelsior Springs, MO, the daughter of John and Gertrude Hockensmith Porter. She was reared in Excelsior Springs and had lived in several places in Missouri, among them, Lawson, Lathrop, La Clede, North Kansas City and Smithville, before moving to Liberty six years ago. Mrs. Burson was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Liberty Christian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant son, Larry James Burson, two brothers and a sister. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Joseph Burson, of the home; a son, Kenneth Burson, Seattle, WA; two daughters, Eva Joe Cummins, Kearney, MO and Suzanne M. Kratzer, Kent, OH; a sister, Anne Pierce, Springfield, MO; seven grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. (Arr: Fry-Runyan Funeral Home, Kearney, MO (816) 628-4411) Published in the Kansas City Star on 9/16/2004.
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