Louis "Mutt" Burleson

January 16, 1927 - June 28, 2017

Funeral services with military honors for Louis “Mutt” Burleson, Jr., age 90 of Sand Flat Community, are scheduled for 3:00 PM Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale with Rev. Stephen Nipp officiating. Interment will follow in the Salem Cemetery in Alba. Mr. Burleson died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at a hospital in Tyler. He was born in Mineral Wells on January 16, 1927 to the late Louis Burleson, Sr. and Vera (Lawson) Burleson. Mr. Burleson was a lifelong resident of Rains and Smith County and served in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII serving in the Philippines. He was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church for 65 years and served on the Board of Directors for the Burleson Family Association. He worked for Texas Power and Light as a dispatcher and retired in 1979. He loved genealogy, gardening, and most of all His Lord and His Family. He was preceded in death by his parents, son, Louis “Skip” Burleson in 2009, 2 brothers, Bill and Dean Burleson, and sister, Cloetta Winans. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Margaret Burleson of Sand Flat; son, Paul Burleson and wife, Terri of Lindale; daughter, Sue Johnson and husband, Jack of Lindale; sister, Patsy Herndon of Lindale; 2 brothers, Bobby Burleson of Cookville; Johnny Burleson of Lindale; 6 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM Sunday, July 2, 2017 at the Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Antioch Baptist Church, P.O. Box 682, Lindale, Texas 75771.