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Çortlanù CBbaeruer May 30, 2012 In Loving Memory George Lee Burris Sr. was bom Jan. 15, 1944 to Curtis Burris and Maggie Stapleton-Burris, in Fayette, Mo. He was the fifth of their nine children. In 1953 the family moved to Springfield 111., where they became strongly rooted and settled. M any generations of the Burris family still live in Springfield, which is commonly referred to as the fam ily's hometown. He attended Withrow Elementary School and George W ashington Jr. High in Springfield. At the age of 15, he discontinued his education to stay home and assist with raising his three younger brothers. At the age of 16, he married Sharon Jones and together they had three sons. At 19, he met his current wife Barbara, and in 1964 they moved to Great Falls, Mont, where they married and grew their family with two daugh ters. While in Montana he worked as a cook at the Air Force base and later George Lee Burris Sr. at Columbia Hospital. In 1970, with his opening line of, ‘T he they loaded all their belong Chicken’s in the bam yard.” ings in a 12-foot U-Haul The Burris’ loved RV ’ing trailer, put their daughters in and cam ping. George and the car and made the scariest Barbara were members of the drive of their lives through Ebony Rose RV Club. They the LoLo pass of Montana enjoyed many outings with as they relocated to Portland. club m em bers, including trips to He took a jo b a s'a cook at Good Yellowstone National Park, beaches, Samaritan Hospital, and in 1974, he and numerous local and national ral started working for Portland Public lies. RV ’ing and camping fit perfectly Schools in the maintenance depart with his favorite past time of fishing. ment where he worked for 28 years George Burris loved fishing. He had before retiring in 2002. While in Port so many favorite fishing holes. One land, the family grew to include two of his favorite places to fish was the more children. Powder River in Richland, Ore., but George had a number of different for the most part, his favorite fishing hobbies. In the early 70’s he became hole was the one where the fish were a part-time chicken farmer, raising 300 biting. The past few years included chickens on a small farm off Dixie many breakfasts with the ROMEO Mountain Road. It was this hobby (Retired Old Men Eating Out) Club. that created his nickname and CB George leaves behind his wife handle “Chicken George’’. He spent Barbara o f 48 years, sons George Jr. many years talking on his CB radio (wife Sheri) of Vancouver, Larry o f Page 15 Decatur, 111., Andre (wife Ellen) of Decatur, and Llord (wife Kawanna) o f Portland; daughters Margaret of Portland, Brina o f Portland, and Fran W illiam s o f H ouston T exas; 12 grandchildren and two great grand children; sisters Helen Dickerson of Springfield, Mary Gilbert o f Spring- field, and Barbara Hollins o f Apple Valley, Calif.; brothers Curtis Burris o f Portland, and John B urris o f Tacom a. Preceding him in death were his parents; sister Cordillia Goodwin, and brothers Lloyd Burris and Jam es Burris. A rrangem ents by Terry Family Funeral Home. 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