Obituary - Edward Brantley Burns Sr.

Edward Brantley Burns, Sr. was born on June 22, 1931, to Bland Burns and Edith Martin Burns, in Washington, DC. As children of the Great Depression, he and his brother, Calvin, had a tumultuous childhood, living for 10 years in an orphanage because their parents could not afford to raise them. When their parents were back on their feet, Ed and his brother lived between their mother in Northern Virginia and their father in Decherd, Tennessee. From a young age Ed had an adventurous spirit and he often spoke of “train-hopping” to see the country, as his father was a...

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