Burns

Pearl M. Burns, 89, of Third Street, died at 2:20 p.m. Thursday at Sunnyview Home.

Born May 12, 1917, she was the daughter of Frank and Salina Mazie Reese Underwood.

She was a founding member, past president and former board member of the Butler County Association for Retarded Citizens. She helped develop the education system for Butler County students with special needs.

This later became Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV, from which she retired in 1979.

She had been a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church since 1951. She was a past Sunday school teacher and president of Women's Circle. She attended Slippery Rock University and was a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh.

She is survived by two sons, Richard P. Burns Jr. of Butler and Ted James Burns of Amissville, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. Raymond (Linda) McCune and Carol S. Rose, both of Butler; a brother, Frank Underwood Jr. of Lombard Ill.; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Beryl Klingensmith; a sister, H. Louise Wolf; and a brother, T. Harvey Underwood.

<B>BURNS</B> — Friends of Pearl M. Burns, who died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006, will be received from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday at <B>Thompson-Miller Funeral Home</B>. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. William E. King of Trinity Presbyterian Church, officiating.Interment will be at the Greenlawn Burial Estates.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.