Burton, James G. "Red" 
KILGORE -- Services for Red Burton, 96, of Kilgore will be 2 p.m., Saturday, February 
25, 2006, at First Christian Church with the Rev. John Burton, the Rev. Dr. Walter 
Naff, the Rev. Bill Blanks, Jim Kelly and Lovell Aldrich officiating. Burial will 
follow in Kilgore Cemetery. Mr. Burton died Thursday, February 23, 2006, in Kilgore. 
He was born February 19, 1910, in Johnson County, Texas. Mr. Burton graduated from 
Cleburne High School, attended two years at Texas A&M, and in 1935, he earned his 
baccalaureate degree in Geology from Texas Tech University. He was employed by the 
Plymouth Oil Company before going to work for Shell Oil in 1935. Mr. Burton was a 
captain in the Army Corps of Engineers during World War II. McCullough Tool Company 
employed him before the war, and they honored his job after the war. Mr. Burton 
started his own company in 1951, the Technical Services Company. He later owned and 
operated Red Burton Well Testing Company. Mr. Burton was a longtime member of the 
AIME, the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers. He 
also was a longtime member of the API, the American Petroleum Institute, which he 
originated and organized for over 25 years, and the API Golf Tournament at 
Meadowbrook Country Club. Mr. Burton was a past board member of the East Texas 
Treatment Center. He was a longtime member of the Meadowbrook Country Club where he 
was past president and board member. He was a 50-year Mason and a member of Sharon 
Shrine Temple. Mr. Burton was a member of First Christian Church for many years, 
where he served as an Elder and a Trustee of the church. He represented their church 
as a board member at the Disciples Crossing Camp. Mr. Burton is survived by his wife, 
Miriam Burton of Kilgore; a son and daughter-in-law, the Rev. John and Phyllis Burton 
of Irving, Texas; a daughter, Cindy Burton Mosby of Rockwall; five grandchildren, 
Donna and Mike Ritter of Knoxville, Tennessee, Charity and Matt Johnson of Blue Springs, 
Missouri, Aaron and Victoria Burton of Galveston, Joy Burton of Irving, Molly Mosby of 
Rockwall; four great-grandchildren, Chris, Trevor and Dillon Ritter, of Knoxville, 
Aubrey Jean Johnson of Blue Springs; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in 
death by two children, Sandra Burton Smith and Jimmy Burton. The family will receive 
friends 6-7:30 p.m. at Rader Funeral Home this evening. Memorial contributions may be 
made to the First Christian Church Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 351, Kilgore, Texas 75663. 
The family would like to extend their gratitude to James Repasky, M.D. Please leave 
online condolences at www.Raderfuneralhome.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 2/24/2006.