OBITUARIES
Bobby Burney
1935-2004
Bobby H. Burney, a lifelong resident of Scurry County,
died Tuesday, April 6, in Cogdell Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
Funeral service for Mr. Burney, 68, is set for 4 p.m.
Friday in the Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Mike Henson, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow in the Snyder Cemetery.
Born Nov. 12, 1935 in Snyder, he was the grandson of
Samuel and Ola Austin, Scurry County pioneers.
He was married to Barbara Johnson Burney for 50 years and
was a member of the First Baptist Church. Mr. Burney, a graduate of Snyder High School,
was a retired foreman for Oryx Energy and also had worked as an oilfield consultant.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Burney of Snyder; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Vicki and Danny Williams of Snyder and Valerie and Gary Martin
of Seattle, Wash.; a brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and JoAnn Burney of Snyder; four
grandchildren, Veronica Williams of Lubbock, Vanessa Winkler and husband Banyan of Cotton
Center, and Austin and Mallory Martin, both of Seattle, Wash.; a great-granddaughter,
Victoria Winkler of Cotton Center; and his mother-in-law, Joy Johnson Richardson of
Snyder.
Friends are contributing to the American Cancer Society.
Visitation will be held from 8 to 9 this evening at Bell-Cypert-Seale Funeral Home.
