C. G. Burnham

Funeral services will be held at 3pm Monday, October 3, 2016 at First Baptist Church, Fannin; with visitation from 1:00pm – 3:00pm. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mr. Burnham, a Puckett native, formerly lived in Jackson and was the son of Henry R. Burnham and Angeline Boone Burnham. After graduating from Puckett High School, he went to trade school to learn welding. From there he worked in the Mobile Shipyards. From 1943 to 1945 he served in WWII in the Army Air Corp, 4th Corps.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Everett Burnham of Brandon; sons, Calvin Burnham (Linda) of Houston, Texas, Carl Burnham (Rhonda) of Leander, Texas, and Craig Burnham (Linda) of Madison; brothers, Chester Burnham of Puckett, and Clarence Burnham (Jo Ann) of Jackson; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Fannin Building Fund, 101 Church Rd., Brandon, MS 39047.

Visit www.baldwinleepearl.com to sign the online guestbook.

Below is a link for a pdf file which contains memories of CG Burnham as told to his son Carl and family over the years. It is a work in progress, however, they wanted to share it with other family and friends.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/dihvsas2tyzqos5/CGBurnham-memories.pdf?dl=30