James Earl Burns, 80, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 10, 2019.
Born on February 22, 1938 in Sulphur, Oklahoma, he resided in Desert Hot Springs, California for over 30 years. He served in the military branch of the ARMY from 1961 to 1963. He enjoyed dancing, county gospel music, napping and buffets. His favorite saying was "I need a vacation."
He is survived by his daughters Regina Smith and Rhonda Healey, son-in-laws James Smith and Bill Healey, his grandchildren, Andrew Skillern, Nicholas Skillern, and Kaitlin Smith, and nephew and niece, Mark Burns and Brenda Hendricks. He is also survived by Sandra Bush and step-son Michael LeRoy.