Dr. Alma Pexton Burton

1913 - 1998  (85 years)

• Name	Alma Pexton Burton  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	12 Jan 1913	Nephi, Juab, Utah   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	30 Apr 1998	Orem, Utah, Utah   [1, 2, 4]
  	Alma Pexton Burton passed away April 30, 1998, at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center at the age of 85 of complications following surgery. Born January 12, 1913, to Thomas Hyrum and May Pexton Burton in Nephi, Utah. Married Clea Rich Morgan March 15, 1941, in the Logan LDS Temple. Parents of five children, Barbara (Art) Barron; David A. (Beth) Burton; Ann (Keith S.) Blake; J. (Gwen) Burton; James R. (Denise) Burton.Graduated from USU , BYU , and U of U (EdD). Professional experience included: Professor of Religion and Dean of Admissions and Records at BYU; Superintendent of Alpine School District; and Assistant Administrator of Seminaries and Institutes of the Church. Authored numerous books and articles including: Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Karl G. Maeser, Toward the New Jerusalem, Stories from Mormon History, For They Shall be Comforted, Readings in LDS Church History (with William E. Ber, and articles for the Encyclopedia of Mormonism and The Ensign Magazine. Church service included: missionary, Central States Mission; MIA General Board member; stake president, Sharon Stake (13 years); General Priesthood Home Teaching Committee; stake president's counselor; director of LDS Church Visitors' Centedependence, Missouri; and president of the Manti Temple. Survived by his wife; five children; brother, Lee Clark Burton; sisters, Florence B. Worthington and Blanche B. Hesse; 25 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by his parents; two older brothers, Marcus and Clarence; and-granddaughters, Rebekah Wirthlin and KyLee Ann Taylor. Funeral service will be held Monday, May 4, 12 noon, Sharon Stake Center, 545 South 800 East, Orem. Friends may call Sunday evening, May 3, 6-8 p.m. at the stake center, and Monday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m. (prior to the service). Intt will be in the Orem City Cemetery. ____________________________________________________________
  Buried	4 May 1998	Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah
  		Memorial for Alma Pexton Burton Find a Grave
  Person ID	I2441	Grow
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas Hyrum Burton,   b. 28 Aug 1878, Nephi, Juab, Utah ,   d. 13 Aug 1930, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah  (Age 51 years)
  Mother	Hannah May Pexton,   b. 09 Dec 1880, Nephi, Juab, Utah ,   d. 12 Oct 1981, Orem, Utah, Utah  (Age 100 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1903	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
  Family ID	F809	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clea Rich Morgan,   b. 27 Nov 1916, Liberty, Bear Lake, Idaho ,   d. 12 Sep 2001, Orem, Utah, Utah  (Age 84 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1941	Logan, Cache, Utah
  Children	1. David A. Burton   2. Ann Burton   3. John C. Burton   4. James R. Burton   5. Barbara Burton
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F813	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Jan 1913 - Nephi, Juab, Utah Married - 15 Mar 1941 - Logan, Cache, Utah Died - 30 Apr 1998 - Orem, Utah, Utah Buried - 4 May 1998 - Orem City Cemetery, Orem, Utah, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Alma Pexton Burton and Clea Rich Morgan Headstone By Kent Yocom for Find a Grave
  		Alma Pexton Burton

  
  

• Notes

  Proffessor Emeritus, Brigham Young University.

  
  

• Sources

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