William L. 'Bill' Burnham

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

William L. "Bill" Burnham, 71, Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 26 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville.

He was born on May 22, 1941 in Putnam County and was the son of the late Gilbert Lee and Frances (Sims) Burnham.

He was a retired driver for Schwerman Trucking Company in Greencastle, a veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the Moose Lodge #1592, Greencastle and VFW Post # 1550, Jesse M. Lee Post, Greencastle.

He is survived by his children Shannon Fislar and Guy Stewart of Greencastle, William Lee Burnham Jr. of Cloverdale, Troy Duane Burnham of Greencastle, Richard T. Burnham of Cloverdale and Tony L. Burnham of Cloverdale; sisters Sharon Micalles of Roachdale, Shirley Allen of Roachdale and Debbie Rosing of Greenwood; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 31 at the Whitaker Funeral Home, Cloverdale. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Aug. 30 from 4-8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Interment will be in the Cloverdale Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at cds@whitakerfuneralhome.net.