Survivors include one sister, Debra Couch (Lamar) of Roy Webb; three brothers, Bruce Burns (Shelia) of Jacksonville and Homer Lee Burns and Horace Lee Burns, Jr. both of Rabbittown; one niece, Jennifer Burns; one nephew, Joshua Jones; two step-nieces, Sha Blevins and Desiree Turner; and special friends, Teresa Duncan, Natilee Liddy, Lee Biddy and Wayne Biddy.
Mr. Burns was a resident of Rabbittown most of his life. He was a graduate of White Plains High School, loved hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was preceded in death by his parents, Horace and Josie Burns; one sister, Rosa Lee Burns; and one brother, Alvin Burns.

