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Leon Douglas “Doug” Burr

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Birth	:	7 Apr 1923 Cedarville, Greene County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	26 Jul 2016 Clark County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Rose Hill Burial Park, Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.8903008, -83.7192001
Description	:	Leon “Doug” Burr, 93, of Springfield went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. He was born April 7, 1923 in Cedarville the son of Horace and Lulu (Rino) Burr. Doug served in the Army Air Corps, 14th Air Force during WWII in the China-Burma-India Theater. He flew numerous missions from India over the Himalayas, “The Hump” into China, as a co-pilot/flight engineer on cargo planes with the Flying Tigers which supplied Merrill’s Marauders and the Free Chinese Army. Doug worked nine years at International Harvester and retired as Maintenance Supervisor for Dinner Bell... Read More	Leon “Doug” Burr, 93, of Springfield went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. He was born April 7, 1923 in Cedarville the son of Horace and Lulu (Rino) Burr. Doug served in the Army Air Corps, 14th Air Force during WWII in the China-Burma-India Theater. He flew numerous missions from India over the Himalayas, “The Hump” into China, as a co-pilot/flight engineer on cargo planes with the Flying Tigers which supplied Merrill’s Marauders and the Free Chinese Army. Doug worked nine years at International Harvester and retired as Maintenance Supervisor for Dinner Bell Foods in Troy with thirty-two years of service. He was raised in the Hillside Church of God and was a longtime member of the Beatty Freewill Baptist Church. Doug always put in a big vegetable garden that he loved to share with friends and neighbors. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend, who always put family and other people first. He is survived by his wife Dolores Burr; his son Mike (Beckey) Burr of Sherrills Ford, SC; four daughters Shirley (Mike) Vince, Pam (Wayne) LeMay, Penny (David) Dunbar, and Shonda (J.D.) Lindeman, all of Springfield; ten grandchildren Chris, Jeff, Paul, Sarah, Cody, Tyler, Elias, Jami, Sean and Bethany; numerous great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his first wife Audrey Burr in 1998; three brothers Warren, Kenneth and Elwood Burr; four sisters Marcelle King, Mabel Hinman, Irene Mattes and Florence Knisley.

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Leon Douglas “Doug” Burr death on 26 Jul 2016 in Clark County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 39.8903008
Longitude: -83.7192001

Family Members:

Parent

Horace Burr

(1882 - 1957)

Lulu May Rino Burr

(1884 - 1945)

Spouse

Audrey Bowman Burr

(1921 - 1998)

Siblings

William Warren Burr

(1904 - 1989)

Florence M Burr Knisley

(1912 - 1989)

Kenneth Leroy Burr

(1914 - 1986)

Mabel Louise Burr Hinman

(1918 - 1994)

Hazel Marcielle Burr King

(1921 - 2002)

Ervin Elwood Burr

(1926 - 2007)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rose Hill Burial Park
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8903008, -83.7192001

2. Fletcher Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8936005, -83.6956024

3. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8843994, -83.7585983

4. Yale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9258003, -83.7257996

5. Yale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9258935, -83.7257592

6. Titus Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9155998, -83.6836014

7. Laybourn Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9157740, -83.6832810

8. Sinking Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9290000, -83.7250000

9. Wraggs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9028015, -83.6667023

10. Tuttle Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.9331017, -83.7213974

11. Steele Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8702510, -83.7698680

12. Pleasant Grove Baptist Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8457200, -83.7292900

13. Garlough Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.8563995, -83.7592010

14. Hinkle Cemetery
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8817177, -83.7870636

15. Buffenbarger Cemetery
Pitchin, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8372002, -83.7121964

16. Goodfellow Cemetery
Harmony, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9146620, -83.6556300

17. Pitchin Methodist Church Cemetery
Pitchin, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8408160, -83.7591690

18. Greenmount Cemetery
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9211006, -83.7889023

19. Saint Raphael's Cemetery
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9305992, -83.7869034

20. Lisbon Cemetery
Lisbon, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.8591995, -83.6393967

21. Newcomers Cemetery
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9500008, -83.7668991

22. Graybill Cemetery
Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9574550, -83.7468100

23. Christ Episcopal Church Columbarium
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9226150, -83.8037060

24. Columbia Street Cemetery
Springfield, Clark County, USA
Coordinate: 39.9263992, -83.8131027