Kenneth L. (Shorty) Burley

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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

Kenneth married Elizabeth R. Leonard on 31 Dec 1949. Elizabeth was born on 13 Mar 1932 in Mount Savage, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 5 Apr 2013 in Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Stephen married Deloris M (Pete) Hare in Private. Deloris (daughter of James Ellis Hare and Opal Virginia Wolford) was born in Private. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]