February 2 1958 February 24 2020
Kelly Ross Burton, 62, of Granbury, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2020. Memorial service: 3:00 PM, Sunday, March 1, 2020, Wiley Funeral Home Chapel, Granbury. Gathering: 2:00 PM until service time, Sunday, March 1, 2020, Wiley Funeral Home, Granbury. Donations may be made in Kelly’s name to the American Cancer Society www.cancer.org or Granbury Friends for Animals www.granburyadoptapet.org Kelly was born on February 2, 1958 in Wichita Falls, Texas to Wayland and Sharron Burton. He began working with Texaco Oil and Gas in Pecos, TX in 1978. He moved from Pecos to Ft. Stockton to Big Spring to Snyder to Wichita Falls to Lake Sam Rayburn where he retired with Texaco. Then he went overseas to Equatorial Guinea West Africa for approximately 10 years as plant manager for Marathon and CMS Nomeco. He then came home in 2000 and started work with XTO Energy, ending his career as Operations Foreman for Exxon Mobil (formerly XTO energy). He was preceded in death by: his Mother – Sharron (King) Burton McBride, Stepfather – Eugene “Cotton” McBride, Father – Wayland Burton, Stepmother – Marilyn Kerrick Burton Chauncy, and Uncle – Mike King. Kelly is survived by his Wife – Jessica (McMullan) Burton of Granbury, TX, Son – Aaron Ross Burton and his wife Dana (Grissom) Burton and their two children – son, Blake Ross Burton, and daughter, Haley Michelle Burton, all of Cedar Park, TX, Sister – Kim (Burton) Price and her daughter Ashly Breeding (Ryan) and their daughter Kynlee, all of New Braunfels, Brother – Guy Kerrick and his wife Carol and their three boys, Trevor, Wade, and Tyler, all of Aledo, Stepsisters – Jody McBride, Sherril Berre, both of Wichita Falls, and Valeria (McBride) Martin (Jim) of Granbury, Aunt – Sandy (King) Haywood of Wichita Falls, TX, Cousins – Cory King and family of The Woodlands, TX., Eddy King and family, Christy Whitely and family of Wichita Falls, TX, and Bo Wright and family, and his beloved pets – Junior Boy and Marley Girl. The family would like to express their gratitude to Harris SW Hospital of Ft. Worth, Broadway City View Rehab, and Vitas Hospice of Ft. Worth. hide
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Kelly Ross Burton February 2 1958 February 24 2020.
Death notice for the town of: Lipan, state: Texas