Dr. Swan Burrus

Dr. Swan Burrus

Tupelo - Swan Brasfield Burrus, M.D. passed away peacefully at home on August 8, 2020, after a lengthy illness. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, community-minded leader, loyal friend, and dedicated physician.

Dr. Burrus was born on April 2, 1930, the third of six children of Dr. Roger Boswell Burrus and Ella B. Maynor Burrus of Nashville. He grew up in Nashville, graduated in 1947 from Duncan Preparatory School, received his B.S. degree from Vanderbilt University in 1951, and completed his M.D. at Vanderbilt in 1954. Upon completion of Vanderbilt's residency program in Obstetrics/Gynecology, he completed a Gynecological Cancer Fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas in 1961.

He served as Assistant Professor of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Vanderbilt Medical School from 1963 to 1966. He began private practice in 1966, joining the partnership of Drs. Walter Bourland and P.K. Thomas in Tupelo, Mississippi.

Dr. Burrus married his college sweetheart, Marianne Calhoun Burrus, in 1952.

He is survived by his wife, Marianne; sister, Laurale Burrus Williams (Allen) of Nashville; four children, Lucy Burrus Smith (Robert) of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Carol Burrus Hartman (Oscar) of Madison, Mississippi, Dr. Daniel Swan Burrus (Betsy) of Nashville, and Elizabeth Dale Burrus of Houston, Texas; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Drs. William, Roger, and George Burrus; and his sister, Catherine Burrus Castleman.

A private family graveside service will be held in Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville with Bishop William T. McAlilly officiating.

A full obituary and expressions of sympathy may be found at www.peguesfuneralhome.com.