Burrows, David LeRoy 

Funeral services for David LeRoy Burrows, 60, of Longview, will be held 
noon Saturday, August 19, 2006, at Mobberly Baptist Church at 625 East 
Loop 281, with the Reverend Scott Schulik and Dr. Gregg Zackary officiating. 
Burial will follow in Rosewood Park, where he will receive full firefighter 
honors from the Longview Fire Department for his many years of faithful 
service. The retired fire marshal passed away Wednesday afternoon, August 16, 
2006, at a Gilmer hospital. Mr. Burrows was born August 12, 1946, in Oklahoma 
City, Okla., to Lewis and Louise Vassar. He loved the fire department and 
being a firefighter. He was a highly decorated 30-plus year veteran with the 
Longview Fire Department and was also a member of Mobberly Baptist Church of 
Longview. Mr. Burrows served his country with the U.S. Air Force. A loving 
father and grandfather, Mr. Burrows was preceded in death by his parents; and 
wife, Phyllis Burrows, who passed away in 2000. He is survived by his daughter 
and son-in-law, Jennifer and C.J. Nevill of Diana; son, David Burrows of 
Gladewater; grandson, Peyton Nevill of Diana; sisters, Karen Powell of White Oak, 
and Kathy Hedge of Gladewater; longtime family friend, Julie Springs of Longview; 
and his sweet puppy, "Daisy." The Longview Fire Department Honor Guard will 
serve as pallbearers. The family requests that memorials be made in honor of 
Mr. Burrows to American Diabetes Association, 4425 W. Airport Freeway, Suite 
130, Irving, TX 75062; or American Heart Association, 1125 Judson Rd., Suite 
150, Longview, TX 75601. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday 
evening, August 18, 2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home of Longview. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/18/2006.