Gladys Mildred Hawk Burress

1913 - 1989  (75 years)

• Name	Gladys Mildred Hawk Burress
  Birth	5 Oct 1913	Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Sep 1989	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Burial	Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2763	Rossville
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	William Hawk,   b. 9 Feb 1859, Athens, Athens County, Ohio d. 16 Apr 1938, Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Frances Besta Hawk,   b. 25 Jul 1874, Ostray, Poruba, Slezko, Austria d. 18 Nov 1916, Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1902
  Family ID	F773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Merril Floyd Burress   d. 1984
  Marriage	28 Apr 1938	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Ronald F Burress   2. Duane W Burress
  Family ID	F776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2016

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Oct 1913 - Grove, Shawnee County, Kansas Death - 9 Sep 1989 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Burial - - Walnut Hill Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Burress, Gladys Gladys M. Burress Gladys M. Burress, 75, Silver Lake, died Saturday, September 9, 1989, at her home. She was born October 5, 1913, at Grove, Ks., the daughter of William and Frances Besta Hawk. She lived in the Grove area all of life. Gladys was a member of EHU, and United Methodist Church at Walnut Hill. She was married to Merril Floyd Burress April 28, 1938, in Topeka. He died in 1984. Surviving are two sons, Ronald F. Burress, Topeka, and Duane W. Burress, Meriden; a half sister, Edna Waldo, Rossville; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Thursday, at Parker-Price Funeral Home, Topeka. Interment will be at Walnut Hill Cemetery in Grove. She will lie in state after 1 p.m. Wednesday. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Diabetes/Journey for Site, LCIS, c/o Steven J. Grosscup, Rt. 2, Box 41, Marysville, Ks. 66508. Mrs. Gladys M. Burress SILVER LAKE – Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday for Mrs. Gladys Mildred Burress, 75, Silver Lake. She died Saturday, Sept. 9, 1989, at her home. She was born Oct. 5, 1913, at Grove, north of Silver Lake, the daughter of William and Frances Besta Hawk, and lived in the Grove Community all her life. Mrs. Burress was member of the Grove Extension Homemakers Unit and United Methodist Church at Walnut Hill. She was married to Merril Floyd Burress April 29, 1938, in Topeka. He died Dec. 22, 1984. Survivors include two sons, Ronald F. Burress, Topeka, and Duane W. Burress, Meriden; a half sister, Edna Waldo, Rossville; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery near Grove. Mrs. Burress will lie in state after 1 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. Wednesday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Diabetes and Journey for Sight, L.C.I.F.; and sent to care of Stephen J. Grosscup, Route 2, Box 41, Marysville, 66508.