Thomas L Burns, age 86, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away on Monday,
December 5, 2016 at his residence. Funeral Services are scheduled for
Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11 AM at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic
Church with burial to follow at Lynchburg Cemetery. Mr. Thomas’s
grandsons,
Jon, Mark and Will Hasty and Joey, Brian and Ian Burns will serve as
pallbearers and Forrest McCullough as an Honorary Pallbearer. Visitation
with the family will be Friday, December 9, 2016 at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home from 5 – 8 PM.
A native of Guntersville, AL, he was the son of the late John and Sarah
Ellen Holloran Burns. Mr. Burns was a member of St. Paul the Apostle
Catholic Church and was a pipefitter/welder by trade. He was also a U S
Army veteran. He enjoyed gardening, farming and bird watching.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife,
Katie Jo McWhorter Burns; son, Thomas Anthony Burns; brothers, Johnny,
Tony, Jim and Pat Burns; sisters, Mary Mitchell and Margaret Forte and son
– in-law, Ralph Hasty.
Mr. Thomas is survived by his wife, Hazel Dill Burns of Tullahoma; two
sons, Ed Burns and his wife, Theresa of Belvidere and Joe Burns and his
wife, Sheila of Shelbyville; three daughters, Rose Hasty and her husband,
Dale of Shelbyville, Peggy Gold and her husband, Barry of Lynchburg and
Lynda Hasty of Lynchburg; brother in – law, Bernard Forte of Nashville;
two
step-daughters, Linda Linghan and her husband, Frank of Manchester and
Melissa Queen of Manchester; nineteen grandchildren and twenty-three great
grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made in his honor
to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4825 Trousdale Dr., Suite 220, Nashville,
TN
37220, online at http://www.alz.org/altn/, or by calling 615-315-5880.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.