Family Group Sheet

HUSBAND
Otho Elzy BURRIS-B5A5A2¹⁷¹
BIRTH	19 February 1884	Missouri, United States^{63,171,194,206}
CENSUS	8 January 1920	Polk Township, Cass, Missouri, United States¹⁹⁴
CENSUS	5 April 1930	Polk Township, Cass, Missouri, United States²⁰⁶
DEATH	3 September 1954	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States⁶³
BURIAL	September 1954	Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass, Missouri, United States
REF #		B5A5A2;
MARRIAGE	3 November 1907	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States^{63,194,205,206,207}
FATHER	John Wesley BURRIS-B5A5A/H/
MOTHER	Millie Lacena DENNEY-B5A5A

WIFE
Amanda Melvina "Mandy" BEASLEY-B5A5A2/W/⁶³
BIRTH	16 November 1883	Missouri, United States^{63,194,205,206,413}
DEATH	16 April 1975	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States^63,413
DEATH	18 April 1975	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States²⁰⁵
BURIAL	April 1975	Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass, Missouri, United States⁴¹³
REF #		B5A5A2/W/;
FATHER	Austin Theodore BEASLEY
MOTHER	Martha Jane MAJORS


CHILDREN
1.	Austin Wesley BURRIS-B5A5A2A^{63,194,206,207} MALE
	BIRTH	16 October 1909	Cass, Missouri, United States^{63,194,206,414}
	CENSUS	1950	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States
	DEATH	14 February 1982	Grandview, Jackson, Missouri, United States^63,414
	BURIAL	17 February 1982	Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States⁴¹⁴
	REF #		B5A5A2A;
	MARRIAGE	1 September 1931	Pearl Nadine SECHREST-B5A5A2A/W/; Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri, United States^63,414,415

2.	Infant BURRIS-B5A5A2F MALE
	DEATH	11 January 1912	Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri, United States
	BIRTH	14 January 1912	Kingsville, Johnson, Missouri, United States
	BURIAL	January 1912	Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass, Missouri, United States
	REF #		B5A5A2F;

3.	Melba BURRIS-B5A5A2E¹⁸⁴ FEMALE
	BIRTH	5 October 1914	Cass, Missouri, United States¹⁸⁴
	DEATH	8 March 1915	Cass, Missouri, United States¹⁸⁴
	BURIAL	March 1915	Strasburg Cemetery, Strasburg, Cass, Missouri, United States¹⁸⁴
	REF #		B5A5A2E;

4.	Elzy BURRIS-B5A5A2B^{63,194,206,207} MALE
	BIRTH	1916	Missouri, United States^{63,194,206,416}
	DEATH	before 2006
	BURIAL
	REF #		B5A5A2B;
	MARRIAGE	16 June 1939	Evelyn PARKER-B5A5A2B/W/; Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States⁴¹⁶

5.	Otho Marvin BURRIS-B5A5A2C^63,206,207 MALE
	BIRTH	3 August 1921	Strasburg, Cass, Missouri, United States^63,206,207
	GRADUATION	1939	East Lynne High School, East Lynne, Cass, Missouri, United States
	EDUCATION	1940	Brown Mackie Business College; Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
	MILITARY	7 February 1942	He got married and joined the Navy the same day. He was in the Navy in Kansas City, Kansas, and later in Olathe, Kansas when the Naval Air Station was built. He was a Yeoman, rising to Petty Officer first class by the time he was discharged in 1945. While in the service, he was also stationed in Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, St. Simon's Island, GA, and aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific. Marvin's ship participated in the Okinawa invasion and his crew was one of the first to go ashore in Nagasaki after the Japanese surrender.; Jackson, Missouri, United States²⁰⁷
	OCCUPATION	1952	He became part owner of the local Ford dealership, which he later purchased in total from Bart Henderson. Marvin Burris Ford Sales was the Ford, Mercury and Lincoln dealership for over 20 years.; Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States²⁰⁷
	MEMBER		Harrisonville School Board; Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
	MEMBER		founder and board member of the Twin Pines County Club; Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
	MEMBER		member of the Cass Masonic Lodge #147; Cass, Missouri, United States
	MEMBER		VFW and the American Legion; Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
	RETIREMENT	1977	He retired and sold his Ford dealership to G.R. Milner.; Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States
	DEATH	29 November 2006	Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States^63,207
	BURIAL	4 December 2006	Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States²⁰⁷
	REF #		B5A5A2C;
	MARRIAGE	7 February 1942	Hazel Lorene STAIR-B5A5A2C/W/; ^63,207

6.	Earl Nelson BURRIS-B5A5A2D^63,206,207 MALE
	BIRTH	11 September 1925	Missouri, United States^63,206,417
	MILITARY		U.S. Army, World War II, Purple Heart; ⁴¹⁷
	DEATH	26 October 2001	Pleasant Hill, Cass, Missouri, United States^63,417
	BURIAL	October 2001	Pitts Chapel Cemetery, Harrisonville, Cass, Missouri, United States⁴¹⁷
	REF #		B5A5A2D;
	MARRIAGE	12 November 1944	Zelma Dean BOCKENSTETTE-B5A5A2D/W/; Paola, Miami, Kansas, United States⁶³