Burtner

George K. "Coonie” Burtner, 96, of Rocky Mount, Va., formerly of Butler, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2024, at his home.

Born Oct. 29, 1927, in Jefferson Township, he was the son of Merrill Burtner and Florence Parker Burtner.

Coonie served in the merchant marines and U.S. Navy during World War II and Korea and was a member of the American Legion Post 6. He retired in 1993 from the Thomas Jefferson Research Laboratory in Newport News, Va., where he worked as an engineer.

Surviving are his wife, Celine (Kraus) Burtner, whom he married Sept. 26, 1953; his son, George M. Burtner of Newport News, Va.; two daughters, Kim (Friel) Hudson of Roanoke, Va., and Kathy B. Smith of Rocky Mount, Va.; his brother, James Burtner of Cabot; two sisters, Eva Jean Ohl of Cabot and Nancy (Earl) Mowery of Cabot; three grandchildren, Matthew Hudson, Sarah Hudson and Michelle (Sheldon) Johnson; and one great-grandson, Spencer Cole Hudson.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Roy Burtner; and three sisters, Helen Frenchak, Mary Belle McLaughlin and Margaret Ann Benninger.

BURTNER — Friends of George K. "Coonie” Burtner, who died Saturday, June 8, 2024, will be received from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at FOX FUNERAL HOME, Saxonburg.

Interment will follow in Summit Church Cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the Good Samaritan Hospice, 4751 Cove Road, Roanoke, VA 24017.

For more information, please visit www.foxfuneralhomeinc.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.