Bobby Burton 1934-2015
Bobby Gene Burton, 80, Madisonville, Ky., died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Deaconess Gateway Hospital in Evansville, Ind.
He was born Nov. 14, 1934, in Madisonville, Ky., the son of Dixie Lee Burton and Baby Lee Winstead Burton.
Mr. Burton was a retired police officer from the City of Madisonville, Ky.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, a member of the Rizpah Temple and a Mason.
He married Mollie Jane Reynolds. She preceded him in death. He also was preceded in death by a brother, William Harold Burton; and his parents.
Survivors include two daughters, Teresa Nelson and husband Bruce, Holton, and Andrea Daugherty, Hanson, Ky.; a son, Brett Burton and wife Laura, Madisonville, Ky.; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville, Ky., with the Rev. Don McLaughlin officiating. Burial will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. today and from noon until service time Tuesday at the funeral home.