Bruce Damon Burton

Memorial services for Bruce Damon Burton, age 85, of Lindale, Texas are scheduled for 2:00 pm Sunday, March 28, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church in Lindale with Rev. Michael Peschke officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Caudle-Rutledge- Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. Bruce was born on May 6, 1935 at Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas to Handley Bowles Burton and Bessie Lee Halstead Burton. He grew up in Alta Vista in Pasadena, Texas and graduated from Padadena High School in 1953. He married his high school sweetheart, Norma Dell Hall in 1955 and they had 2 children, Brad Damon in 1957 and Becky Diane in 1963. They made their home in Pasadena for 45 years. He retired from Houston Lighting and Power and then started a second career with Shell. On the side, he drove a school bus. Bruce and Norma followed their kids to Lindale, Texas and made it their permanent home in 1998. Bruce continued to drive and monitor on the school buses in Lindale. His wife, Norma, passed away in 2015 and Bruce found his second love and married Carrol Jann Lawrence on September 10, 2017. Bruce loved his family. He never missed a school function or extracurricular activity for his kids or grandkids, often driving hours to get there and back. He loved, cared for, and would do anything for his family without being asked. He attended Asbury United Methodist Church in Pasadena and was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Lindale. He participated in Boy Scouts, coached baseball and softball, participated in Sunday School and small groups, helped with the food pantry, UM Army, and church projects or any project that anyone needed help with. He was a member of Grace Emmaus. He loved participating in Trunk or Treat and annual Easter Egg hunts at home and at church. His church family lovingly named him Bruce Almighty. He was a quiet man, but spoke when he needed to. He gave of himself without ever expecting anything in return. Bruce was a true disciple who taught others how to love by his actions. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Handley and Bessie, his wife of 59 years, Norma Dell Hall Burton, brother Robert Handley Burton and his sister Anita Mae Dickerson. He is survived by his wife, Jann Lawrence Burton, his sister Betty Lee Battenfield, his brother Donald S. Burton and wife, Beverly, his children Brad Damon Burton and wife, Charlene, his daughter Becky Diane Foote and husband, Chris, his grandchildren, Amber Dawn Lausch and husband, Scott, Blake Damon Burton, Brandi Diane Bridges and husband, Allen, Matthew Christopher Foote and wife, Ashton. He is also survived by his great-grandchildren, Riley Allen Lausch, Alyssa Dawn Lausch, Brooklyn Audreanna Wiggins, Brianna Mahaley Lausch, MacKenzie Diane Bridges, Mason Jay Bridges, and Matthew Christopher Foote, Jr.

Bruce Damon Burton

May 6, 1935 - March 7, 2021