Smith Cemetery ~ Donald Alton Bursell ~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
Bursell, Donald Alton
LAST: Bursell FIRST: Donald MID: Alton
GENDER: M MAIDEN NAME:  TITLE: 
BORN: 30 Dec 1931 DIED: 2 June 1998 BURIED: 6 June 1998 (Smith Cemetery)
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BIRTH PLACE:  Dallas, Polk Co., Oregon
DEATH PLACE: Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon
NOTES: 
Name of father Kenneth Bursell
Maiden name of mother Irene DePuis
Parents are buried in Silverton Cemetery, Marion Co, Oregon
1940 OR CENSUS - Donald A. Bursell (8y, b OR) enumerated with parents Kenneth A. (36y, b OR) and Irene F. (32y, b OR) and 2 sisters, Marjorie I. (11y, b OR) and Pamela E. (3y, b OR)
OBITUARY: 
Donald Bursell, Dec. 30, 1931-June 2, 1998
Donald Alton Bursell of Monmouth died June 2 at his Monmouth home. He was 66. 
Born in Dallas to Kenneth and Irene DePuis Bursell, he married Shirley Grocott on Jan 19, 1963 in Salem. A mechanic for the Polk County Road Department, he retired in 1989. 
A member of the Independence Elks Club and of St Hilda’s Episcopal Church, he also served on the traffic safety committee in Monmouth. He enjoyed fishing and reading. 
Survivors include his wife Shirley of Monmouth; a son, Charles Bursell of Monmouth; daughters, Ronda Fuls of Monouth and Lori Nelson of Salem; a sister, Pam Genova of Vancouver; a brother, Phillip Bursell of Dallas; and two grandchildren. Family graveside services were held June 6 in the Smith Cemetery followed by a memorial service at Christ Church in Monmouth.
Itemizer Observer (Wednesday) 10 Jun 1998, 21A:5
INSCRIPTION: 
Bursell
Donald A.
1931-1998
Married
Jan. 19, 1963
[shares marker with Shirley A. Bursell]
SOURCES: 
1940 OR CENSUS (Polk Co, NW Monmouth, ED 31, sheet 2A)
IO 10 Jun 1998, 21A:5
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