Posted on: Burk, Burke, Birk ~ Obituaries & Death Records Board URL: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/genbbs.cgi/surnames/bur/BurkObits?read=7 Surname: Burk, Demeree, Hoskins, Galbraith, Nokes, Hermann, Walton ------------------------- Samuel H. Burk FUNERAL FRIDAY Summit Man Came to This District 33 Years Ago SUMMIT, Nov 17 - The funeral of Samuel H. Burk, 87, who died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Etna Hoskins, Thursday, will be held in Tacoma Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock, officials of the Odd Fellows lodge being in charge. Born in Virginia, Mr. Burk wen to Iowa at an early age. There he married and lived until 1872, when he removed to South Dakota and lived until 1872. In 1888 he brought his family to Tacoma. His wife died in 1908. During the past eight years he lived at Summit. He was a member of Rainier lodge of Odd Fellows and also Mount Tacoma Rebekah lodge. He leaves four children, Mrs. Etna Hoskins, Mrs. Ida Demeree, Mrs. T. S. Galbriath and Grant Burk; also 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. ==== BURK Mailing List ==== RootsWeb is monetarily supported by its users who voluntarily become a Contributor, Sponsor, or Donor and renew on an annual basis. Review how your monetary support can benefit you and also contribute toward RootsWeb's efforts in making huge amounts of genealogical data freely available to Internet genealogists: http://www.rootsweb.com =====================================================