Person:Lucius Burks (1)

Watchers
Rev Lucius James Burks
m. 16 Oct 1904
  1. William H BurksAbt 1904 -
  2. Rev Lucius James Burks1905 - 1998
  3. Lucille Burks1907 - 2002
  4. Nathaniel Timothy BurksAbt 1910 - 1989
  5. Mozelle Burks1911 - 1982
  6. Rosalee Burks1915 - 2007
  7. Deborah Burks1920 - 2012
  1. Cleopatra Burks1932 - 2020
  2. Winnie Ray Burks1939 - 2020
  3. Millie Faye Burks1939 - 1966
Facts and Events
Name Rev Lucius James Burks
Alt Name Luke _____
Gender Male
Birth? 25 Dec 1905 Cameron, Milam, Texas, United States
Census 1930 Milam County, Texas, United StatesPrecinct 2
with Pearlie Bables
Occupation? 1934 Milam County, Texas, United Statesfarmer
Residence 1934 Baileyville, Milam, Texas, United Stateswith Pearlie Bables
Residence 1935 Milam County, Texas, United Stateswith Pearlie Bables
Other 1939 San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United Statesfrom Milam County, Texas, United States Move
with Pearlie Bables
Other San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United Statespreviously named Mount Zion Baptist Church Membership Antioch First Missionary Baptist Church
with Pearlie Bables
Occupation? 1940 Tom Green County, Texas, United Statesfilling station helper
Census 1940 Tom Green County, Texas, United StatesJustice Precinct 1
with Pearlie Bables
Retirement? 1954 San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United Stateshis position at GTE as a janitor
Death[1] 23 Oct 1998 Tom Green County, Texas, United States
Burial[2] 30 Oct 1998 San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United StatesLawnhaven Memorial Gardens
Other[4] 30 Oct 1998 San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States11:00 a.m. at 301 W 23rd St Funeral Antioch First Missionary Baptist Church
References
  1. Texas Bureau of Vital Statistics. Texas, Death Index, 1964-1998. (Online database: FamilySearch)
    viewed online; 10 March 2012; death record.

    Name: Lucius James Burks
    Titles and Terms:
    Gender: Male
    Marital Status:
    Event Date: 23 Oct 1998
    County: Tom Green
    Event Place: Tom Green, Texas, United States

  2. Find A Grave
    viewed online, downloaded image; 11 March 2013; virtual memorial.

    Birth: 1905
    Death: 1998

     Spouse:
      Pearlie Burks (1906 - 1997)*
     
    Burial:
    Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens
    San Angelo
    Tom Green County
    Texas, USA
    Plot: Section B (Garden of Roses), Lot B-58, Space 4
     
    Created by: Steve Voss
    Record added: Jan 28, 2013
    Find A Grave Memorial# 104322629

  3.   Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index: Death Master File, database. (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service)
    viewed online; 11 March 2013; death record.

    Given Name: L
    Middle Name: J
    Surname: Burks
    Name Suffix:
    Birth Date: 25 December 1905
    Social Security Number: 464-16-6309
    State: Texas
    Last Place of Residence: San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas
    Previous Residence Postal Code: 76903
    Event Date: 23 October 1998
    Age: 93

  4. San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States. The Standard Times. (San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States)
    Obituary of The Rev L J Burks; 29 October 1998.

    The Rev L J Burks of San Angelo died Friday, Oct 23, 1998, in a local nursing home.
    He was born in Cameron, Texas, on Dec 25, 1905, to the parentage of Jim Burks and Lillie Dozer Burks.
    He received his education in the public schools of Milam County and moved to San Angelo in 1939.
    He became a member of Antioch First Missionary Baptist Church, formerly Mount Zion Baptist Church, where he served until his passing.
    He worked as a janitor for GTE and retired in 1954. He will be missed but never forgotten.
    Visitation will be Thursday, Oct 29 at Starks Funeral Home from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct 30 at Antioch First Missionary Baptist Church, 301 W 23rd St. Burial will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens.
    Those left behind to mourn his passing are three sons, Robert L Burks and James C Burks, both of San Angelo and William T Burks of San Francisco; five daughters, Earnestine M Griffen of Oakland, Calif, Cleo P Lewis of Seattle, and Minnie Graham, Winnie Reed, and Linda Campbell, all of San Angelo; five sisters, Lucille Staten Flaggs of Rosebud, Cleo Lister of Oklahoma City, Rose Jones of Dallas, Deborah Davis of Kansas City, Kan., and Charlesetta Lollis of San Diego; 31 grandchildren, numerous great-grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
    "Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil."

    Scanned copy of obituary obtained April 1, 2013, from microfilm at the Tom Green Public Library.