Burton, Alva Charlene

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Burton, Alva Charlene
  Birth	17 Dec 1925	East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Reference Number	BURT.A005
  _FGRAVE	103488707
  Funeral	Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa   [1]
  Death	26 Sep 2009	Jefferson County Health Center, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa   [2]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa   [2]
  	2nd.228
  		Headstone, Kennedy, Charlene
  Person ID	I35824	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2021

  
  

  Father	Burton, Alva Charles,   b. 5 Sep 1902, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois d. 27 Jun 1934, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois (Age 31 years)
  Mother	Meteer, Loretta Frances,   b. 3 Jul 1902, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois d. 29 Dec 1933, Canteen Township, St. Clair County, Illinois (Age 31 years)
  Family ID	F14512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kennedy, Robert Dean,   b. 7 Aug 1926   d. 10 Mar 1985 (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	17 Feb 1945	East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois   [1, 2]
  Age at Marriage	She : 19 years and 2 months - He : 18 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F14514	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Dec 1925 - East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois Funeral - - Behner Funeral Home, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa Marriage - 17 Feb 1945 - East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois Death - 26 Sep 2009 - Jefferson County Health Center, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Fairfield Ledger Monday September 28, 2009 Pg 8 Kennedy, Charlene - Charlene Kennedy, 83, of Fairfield, died Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009, at Jefferson County Health Center in Fairfield. A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home in Fairfield, with the Rev. Gordon Oliver officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield. Family visitation will be from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Cards of sympathy and memorials may be sent to 1311 230th St., Batavia 52533. Mrs. Kennedy was born Dec. 17, 1925, in East St. Louis, Ill., the daughter of Charles and Loretta Frances Meteer Burton. She married Robert Dean Kennedy Feb. 17, 1945, in East St. Louis. He died March 10, 1985, in Hartsville, Tenn. Mrs. Kennedy had been a resident of Fairfield since 1966. She was a certified nursing assistant at Jefferson County Hospital for 10 years and receptionist for the Department of Human Services for eight years. She enjoyed crocheting and spending time with family. Survivors include five children, Stephen Kennedy and wife Becky of Newcastle, Okla., Kenneth Kennedy and wife Mary of Champaign, Ill., Cheryl Manning and husband Bucky of Batavia, Donna Moore and husband Tim Downing of Fairfield and Sandra Daniels and husband Ken Scott of Cape Coral, Fla.; 14 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Dennis Kennedy; and one grandson.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3205] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Kennedy, Charlene, 83, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103488707/alva-charlene-kennedy), none. (Reliability: 2). [S14655] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Kennedy, Charlene, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103488707/alva-charlene-kennedy), none. (Reliability: 2).