Individual Details

Orlen Monroe Burkitt

(8 Jul 1884 - 31 Jan 1951)

Christopher Progress, Christopher, Illinois, Thursday, February 8,1951, Front Page, Col. 7: Orlen Burkitt Dies. Funeral services were conducted on Saturday afternoon at the Gilbert Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. M. E. Frank officiating for Orlen M. Burkitt, 76, retired Mulkeytown miner who died on Wednesday. Mr. Burkitt had been ill for a number of years and only 6 months ago had recovered somewhat from a critical attack. Mr. Burkitt was born in Christopher and is survived by his wife, the former Mary Kirkpatrick, by his stepmother, Mrs. Rosie Burkitt and the following half-brothers and half-sisters: Mary Burkitt, St. Louis, Mrs. Ransom Moore, Christopher, Lee Burkitt of California, and Snooks, Fod and Henry Burkitt of Christopher. Burial was in the Mulkeytown cemetery with the Gilbert Funeral home in charge.

Events

Birth1884Illinois
Birth8 Jul 1884Franklin Co., Illinois
Birth8 Jul 1884Franklin Co., Illinois
Marriage4 Dec 1905Mary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick
Residence1942Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Death31 Jan 1951Christopher, Franklin Co., Illinois
Alt nameOrlen Burkitt
Alt nameOrlen M. BURKITT
BurialMulkeytown Cemetery, Mulkeytown, Franklin Co., Illinois

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (1878 - 1971)

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