Amelia Ann Burton's Obituary
Amelia Ann (Dutton) Burton, age 99, of Rehoboth Beach, DE, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2008, at Genesis Eldercare Milford Center in Milford, DE surrounded by her family. She was born October 6, 1909 in Lewes, DE, daughter of the late Fred and Maude (Ingram) Dutton.
Mrs. Burton was very fond of the Delaware State Fair where she was known to have stayed for the entire length of the fair for 23 consecutive years. In fact, about 10 years ago, the Wilmington Morning Newspaper ran an article on Mrs. Burton's legendary status at the fair. She was a former member of the Rehoboth Beach Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and she was employed at Hockers Brush Factory in her younger years. In the mid 1930's Mrs. Burton joined her late husband in owning and operating Burton's Cabins for over 50 years; the corner pie store started it all. She was a wonderful homemaker, wife, mother, grandmother and the matriarch of a family with over 100 members.
In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her husband Samuel J. Burton (Dec. 1983); two daughters, Helen Nailor and her husband Lester and Violet Simpson; four brothers, Fred Dutton Jr., Archie Dutton, John Dutton, and Oscar Dutton; three sisters Ellanora Wilkins, Ethel Pride, and Louella Steelman and her husband John; and son-in-law Oscar "Mac" McDaniel husband of daughter Charlotte.
She is survived by three daughters, Charlotte McDaniel of Rehoboth Beach, Betty Nailor and her husband Preston of Milford and Ellen Lynch and her husband Richard of Lewes; three sons, Bob S. Burton and his wife Marge of Georgetown, DE, John Burton and his wife Joanne of Angola, DE and Fred Burton of Harbeson, DE; 24 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 30 great-great-grandchildren; son-in-law Daniel Simpson husband of Violet of Harbeson and numerous nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral Services will be held Saturday, January 3, 2009, 2:00 PM at the Parsell Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Atkins-Lodge Chapel, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes, DE, where the family will receive friends on Friday, January 2, 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Entombment will be at Epworth Methodist Cemetery, Rehoboth Beach, DE.
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