Thomas Riley Burns
January 5, 1945 - November 25, 2011

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Thomas Riley Burns, 66, of Warren, passed away Friday, November 25, 2011. He was born January 5, 1945.

He was a welder, U. S. Army Veteran of Vietnam and a Baptist. He was the son of the late Jasper R. Burns, Sr. and Maybell McCurdy Burns and was preceded in death by his wife, Lois Burns; one sister, Doris Bourne and one brother, Jasper R. Burns, Jr.

Survivors include one daughter, Sharon Bussell and husband, Johnny of Middleton, TN; four sisters, Hattie Bright of Dibble, OK, Jo Ann Forrest and Sussie Klins, both of Monticello and Linda Harris of Springfield, MO; five grandchildren, Tonia, Tabitha, Felicia, Stephanie and Johnny D.; eleven great-grandchildren.