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Beverly Burton Obituary

Beverly Sue Burton, 71, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 2:16 pm, Friday, July 1, 2022, at her home. She was born on January 25, 1951, in Wabash, to Donald L., Sr. and Elizabeth Jane (Hamilton) Bennett.

Sue was a 1969 graduate of Wabash High School. She married James Burton at the Middle Street Wesleyan Church, in Wabash, on June 7, 1969. She worked for Wabash Community Service at the skating rink for 20 years. Sue was a member of the Wabash First United Methodist Church and the Doris Blake Circle of the church. She was a baton instructor for the Wabash Vetettes, a Girl Scout leader, and the ring leader for all the neighborhood shenanigans. Sue loved her family, kids, and grandkids.

She is survived by her husband, James Burton of Wabash; four children, Angel (John) Hostetler, Aaron Burton, Amanda (Dale) McCord, and Andrew (Heather) Burton, all of Wabash; grandchildren, Nicholas (Megan) Hostetler, and Devin Hostetler, both of Wabash, Austin (Alyssa Villareal) Hostetler of Jackson, Michigan, Mason Hostetler, Sarah Burton, Kassidy Burton, Jaci (Andrew Gwizdala) Gahl, AJ McCord, and Alexis Burton, all of Wabash, Madisyn DeBoard of Logansport, Indiana, Greyson DeBoard, Ashtyn Burton, and Dallas Burton, all of Wabash; two great-grandchildren, Liam Burton and Emery Burton, both of Wabash; brother, James (Margie) Bennett of North Manchester, Indiana, and her sister, Elizabeth Ann (Lewis) Hershman of Columbia City, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her parents; grandson Kaemon Burton, and brother Donald Bennett Jr.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Monday, July 11, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Pastors John Cook and Heather Olson-Bunnell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 2-6 pm Sunday, July 10, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorial is Youth Bowling Association.

The memorial guest book for Sue may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Wabash Plain Dealer on Jul. 5, 2022.

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2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Inc. - Manchester Avenue Chapel

1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992

Jul

11

Funeral service

10:30 a.m.

Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Inc. - Manchester Avenue Chapel

1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992

Jul

11

Burial

Falls Cemetery

725 Falls Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992

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Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service - Manchester Avenue Chapel - Wabash

1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992

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