Kenneth L. (Shorty) Burley

Male 1928 - 2012  (84 years)


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  • Name Kenneth L. (Shorty) Burley 
    Birth 12 Jan 1928  Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Mar 2012  Ellerslie, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Kenneth L. "Shorty" BURLEY, born 12 Jan 1928, Hyndman, Londonderry Township, Bedford Co., Pennsylvania; married Elizabeth R. LEONARD, 31 Dec 1949; died 11 Mar 2012, Ellerslie, Allegany Co., Maryland.

      ELLERSLIE — Kenneth L. “Shorty” Burley, 84, of Ellerslie, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Born Jan. 12, 1928, in Hyndman, Pa., he was a son of the late William Nelson and Orpha Blanche (Madden) Burley. He was preceded in death by brothers, George, Rawlin, Floyd, Clyde and Raymond Burley; and sisters, Edna McCray, Helen and Charlotte Burley, and Dorothy Pirkey. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Elizabeth “Betty” R. (Leonard) Burley, whom he married Dec. 31, 1949; a son, Stephen L. Burley and wife Deloris, of Ellerslie; daughters, Cynthia J. Burley, of Mount Savage, and Beverley K. Shank and friend Al Gill, of Mount Savage; grandchildren Kenny Burley and wife Chandra, Katrina R. Burley and fiance Tony Ballerina, Kristin K. Shank, Cassie M. Rock and husband Will; and great-grandchildren, Linda Burley, Destiny and Ariella So and Joey Ballerina. Mr. Burley served in the US Army Air Corps during World War II and later served in the US Naval Reserves. He had worked for the Celanese Corporation, South Cumberland Planing Mill, Squires Electric. He was also a Carpenter and Electrician for the IBEW Local 307. He was a member of the National Rifle Association. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home Inc., 169 Clarence St., Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted in the funeral home on Wednesday at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at Restlawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale.

      Cumberland Times-News, March 11, 2012
    Person ID I45488  McKenzie Genealogy
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 

    Father William Nelson Burley,   b. 25 Jul 1877   d. 25 Nov 1964, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Orpha Blanche Madden,   b. 26 Oct 1889, Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1952, Hyndman, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F16945  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth R. Leonard,   b. 13 Mar 1932, Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 2013, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1949 
    Children 
     1. Stephen L. Burley,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
     2. Cynthia J. Burley,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
     3. Beverly K. Burley,   b. Private  [Father: private]  [Mother: private]
    Family ID F17149  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Oct 2021 


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