Individual Details

Bernard Lee Burton, of Simi Valley, died Friday, March 9, 2012, in Hollywood at the age of 80. His ashes will be scattered in the mountains, per his wishes.
Lee was born Feb. 21, 1932, in Amarillo Texas; the last of seven children born to Bernard and Mattie Burton. He was raised in Childress, Texas, and joined the Marine Corps in 1950. He married his darling Frances on April 11, 1953. He made Technical Sergeant (appointed by the Chesty Puller) and eventually left the Marines to pursue a productive career in electronics. He filed several successful patents on his way to retirement from Bendix Oceanics Inc., Sylmar in 1987. He loved learning, teaching and was an oracle to many, navigating many varied subjects with ease. He loved to tell jokes and entertaining stories and was known to perform slight-of-hand on occasion. Most of all, he loved to play with his children and grandchildren.
Lee is preceded in death by four of his sisters, and recently, his brother.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Frances Burton; his sister, Claudia Mink; children, Mardi, Bjorn and Mary; grandchildren, Kyle, Kurtis, Tyler, Zak and Quentin; great-grandchildren, Jacob and Kasidy.

Parents:
Bernard B Burton 1891–1969
Mattie Nell Cunningham Burton 1891–1950

Birth	21 Feb 1932	Amarillo, Potter County, Texas
Marriage	11 Apr 1953	Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada - Frances Dell Schoonover
Residence	1 Oct 1972	Simi Valley, Ventura County, California
Death	9 Mar 2012	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County, California
Obituary	14 Mar 2012

Spouse	Frances Dell Schoonover (1932 - 2017)
Child	Living
Child	Living
Child	Living

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