Eugene Murray Burns

Eugene Murray Burns, age 82 and a resident of Konawa, Oklahoma passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada, Oklahoma. Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. Richard Winters will officiate.  Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.  Pallbearers are Wes Burns, Zachary Henshall, Tyler Henshall, Cody Allen, John Hanson, and Chris Pilgrim. Eugene was born on December 15, 1930 in Gray, Oklahoma to Hazel (Littleton) Burns and Alton Murry Burns.  He received an Associate’s Degree and made a life-long career as a Master Sergeant in the U. S. Air Force.  He married Nelma Wilson on July 16, 1959 in Ada, Oklahoma. He is survived by his wife, Nelma (Wilson) Burns of the home; two sons, Jim Burns and wife, Gay of Konawa, Oklahoma, and Bob Burns of Clayton, New Mexico; one daughter, Beverly Henshall of Konawa; four sisters, Gaytha Wright of Tahlequah, Oklahoma; Karen Thompson of Edmond, Oklahoma, Sue Reed of Amarillo, Texas, and Kathy Carter of Little Rock, Arkansas; six grandchildren, Michelle Hanson, Cody Allen, Ali Pilgrim, Wes Burns, Zachary Henshall, and Tyler Henshall; seven great grandchildren, Brianna Hanson, Carter Hanson, Elisa Allen, Ella Allen, Drake Pilgrim, Cole Pilgrim, and Brock Pilgrim; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel and Alton Burns; one brother, Franklin Burns, one daughter-in-law, Cindy Burns; a brother-in-law, Edwin Wright; and his other mother, Ora Lee Burns. Funeral Information: June 4, 2013, 2:00 PM Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel located at 217 N. Broadway, Konawa, OK 74849