DAVID BURNS, 78, of Elk Horn (& formerly of Oakland), died Friday, March 18th, at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Funeral services for DAVID BURNS will be held 11-a.m. Wed., March 23rd, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Avoca.

Friends may call at the funeral home in Tue., March 22nd, from 3-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 6-until 8-pm.

Burial will be in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.

DAVID BURNS is survived by:

His son – Michael (Gwen) Burns, of Wahiawa, HI

His daughters – Lanette Peterson, Michelle (Doug) Heilig, and Sandy (Eugene, Jr.) Butcher, all of Avoca; Teresa (Francis) Jordan, of Ft. Madison; Kristine (Christopher) Scholl, of St. Louis, MO., and Tina Burns.

4 step-children

His brother – Richard (Nita) Burns, of Mankato, KS.

His sister – Karen (Dick) Witchley, of Ft. Worth, TX.

His Special Friend – Dorothy “Dottie” Johnson, of Elk Horn.

14 grandchildren, 8 step-grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.