Obituary of Samuel Burrus

BURRUS MANTEO, NC SAMUEL Z. BURRUS, 70, died Monday, October 20, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. He was born in Manteo, N.C. on November 21, 1932, one of 13 children of the late Orlando and Mary Davis Burrus. Other than short stays in California and Virginia, and service in the U.S. Coast Guard, he was a life-long resident of Dare County. He was a member of Manteo Masonic Lodge #521 AF&AM, Dare County Shrine Club, Sudan Temple and Mount Olivet United Methodist Church. He was employed by The National Park Service, was self-employed for a number of years and most recently, retired from Dare County Building and Grounds. He and his wife were the original owners-operators of The Sandspur Cottages, Nags Head, N.C. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Atkins Burrus, two sons; Berkley W. (Butch) Burrus and Samuel E. Burrus and a daughter-in-law, Betty Burrus, all of Manteo; three grandchildren, Bryan Lee Burrus of Manteo and Krista Burrus and Mikel Burrus of Soddy-Daisy, TN, a sister, Estelle Tillett and a brother, Jack Burrus both of Manteo and numerous nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by brothers and sisters; Rayburn Burrus, Richard Burrus, Frederick Burrus, Belton Burrus, Jule Burrus, Irlene Westcott, Delnoy Burrus, Eloise Sellers, Mary Scarborough and Margaret Gates. Funeral services will be Friday, October 24, 2003, at 2:00 p.m. in Twiford Colony Chapel by Dr. David Dalton and Rev. George Speake. Friends may join the family at Twiford Funeral Home, Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to Dare County Shrine Club, P.O. Box 704 Manteo, N.C. 27954 or Mount Olivet United Methodist Church Stained Glass Fund P.O. Box 787 Manteo, N.C. 27954. Twiford’s Colony Chapel, Manteo, is assisting family with arrangements. Visit www.twifordfh.com to sign the online register.