Robert Edmund Burns, age 73, of San Antonio, died Tuesday, November 21, 2000. Mr. Burns owned and operated Burns Amusement Company for over 50 years. He was a member of Amusement Operators of Texas and a member of Amusement Operators of America. He was a member of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, member of United States Chamber of Commerce and member of Polytechnic Masonic Lodge of Fort Worth ,Texas. Survivors: daughters, Sandra K. Fritcher and Eddie, Tyler, TX; Sheila S. Watkins and Jerry, Stephenville, TX; grandchildren, Kenneth E. Fritcher and Amy, Wills Point, TX, Seth H. Fritcher and Michaelanne, Temple, TX, Sarah E. Fritcher and Rebecca K. Fritcher, both of Tyler, TX, Stephanie D. Watkins, Janet Watkins, and Jake Watkins, all of Stephenville, TX; great-grandchildren, Emily Fritcher and Daulton Fritcher, both of Wills Point, TX; sisters, Eloise Duke and Wanda Phyllis Smallridge, both of West Palm Beach, FL; 4 nieces and nephews.
