BURTON L. CARNEY, was born July 21, 1913 near Fredericksburg, Iowa, the son of William and Carrie (Taylor) Carney. He married Arlene Carroll on May 30, 1936 at Waterloo, Iowa, they were wed for over 63 years . Burton was a graduate of Frederika High School, where he enjoyed playing basketball and baseball. He was a foreman at Rath Packing Company in Waterloo, Iowa for forty years. Burton was active in his church, and enjoyed woodworking, hunting and fishing. He died Saturday, January 22, 2000, at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, at 86 years of age.
Burton is survived by his wife Arlene, of Cedar Falls; his son, Gerald and his wife Barb of Waverly, Iowa; his daughter, Karen Boyd and her husband Gary of Corpus Christi, Texas; four grandchildren, Jason and Sara Carney, both of Waverly, and Erin and Ryan Boyd, both of Corpus Christi, Texas; a brother, Lowell of Danville, Kentucky, and two sisters, LaMena Dickman of Clarkesville, Iowa and Grace Starr of La Porte City, Iowa.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Clair and Melvin Carney, and four sisters, Bernice Sullivan, Mildred Parson, Helen Heidemann and Harriet Jensen.
Funeral services were 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 26, 2000, at Ascension Lutheran Church in Waterloo, with burial at Cedar Valley Memorial Gardens in Cedar Falls. Memorials may be directed to Ascension Lutheran Church.