Mary Burton
Mary K. Burton, 90, of Wichita, died Aug. 26, 2007, at her home at Larksfield Place, Wichita.
Born Dec. 25, 1916 at Finley, Ohio, she was the daughter of George and Cora (Buck) Insley. The family moved to Butler County and she was a 1935 graduate of El Dorado High School.
On Dec. 25, 1939, she married Frank Strait. Later she married F. Richard Burton in May 1975, at El Dorado. She was a member of the University Congregational Church of Wichita and a lifetime member of the Order of Eastern Star and PEO.
She was preceded in death by a son, Richard, and two sisters.
Survivors include her husband of the home; one daughter Judy Mills of Florence; two stepsons, Rod Burton of Liberty, Mo., and Dr. Rick Burton of El Dorado; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the University Congregations Church of Wichita. A reception will follow the service at Larksfield Place.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with Larksfield Place for Alzheimer's, Fitness and Health Center, or Harry Hynes Hospice.
