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Major J. D. Burdin U.S. Army, Retired Obituary |
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Major J. D. Burdin U.S. Army, Retired Obituary |
| J.D. Burdin The funeral for Paris native and retired U.S. Army Maj. J.D. Bur- din of San Antonio, Texas, was scheduled at 9 a.m. today at Sunset Funeral Home in San Antonio. His grandson, Josh Meier, was to officiate. Burial was to follow in Sunset Memorial Park at San Antonio. Visitation was Sunday. Burdin, 71, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2004, after an extended illness. Born March 13, 1933, he was the , son of the late James Andrew and Daisy Littie Waters Burdin. He was the widower of Olivia Burdin. A graduate of Grove High School, he was inducted into the Paris-Henry County Sports Hall of Fame in May 2000. |
He played football and graduated from Murray State College, now Murray State University. Burdin served in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger for more than 24 years, earning several forms of recognition, including the Bronze Star. He retired as an adult probation He was an active member |
Reprinted from the Paris
Post-Intelligencer
Paris, Tennessee
October 11, 2004 Edition ~Used by permission.