Obituary

Judge Burch Buried
The funeral service of Judge J.C. Burch was held Wednesday afternoon at the Methodist Church by Rev. J.W. Story. Interment was made in the Plainview cemetery.
The pall bearers were: John G. Hamilton, John Pendley, L. Lee Dye, Le Roy Wright, R. Holland, Capt. Walker, F.M. Wells, J.H. Buntin, R.W. O?Keefe, W.F. Brooks, W.B. Martine, Polk Bryan, Chas. Vincent, Col. R.P. Smyth, Judge J.E. Lancanster, John Sander, J.H. Slaton and L.A. Knight.
Judge Burch was the second county judge of Hale County. He was also a charter member of the First Methodist Church of Plainview. He moved to Hale County in 1887, and remained here for a number of years. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. D.J. Red, at Larkin, Fla.
At the time of his death he was eight-two years old. (January 28, 1916)