- OBITUARY:
Willie L. Burns, 87, of Norman, died Sunday, March 12, in Norman Regional Hospital. Services were 10:00 am Thursday, March 16, in Havenbrook Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Lavonn Brown officiating, assisted by Dr. Greg Hunt. Burial at Hillside Cemetery at Purcell, Oklahoma. He attended Washington High School and the OU School of Engineering. He entered the Navy on August 23, 1942, serving during World War II as Electrician Mate First Class. He came to Norman in 1945 from Purcell. He retired in 1969 from Tinker Air Force Base after 31 years with civil service. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Norman, Oklahoma. He had 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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