Velna Ireta Orton
Born: August 10th, 1914
Died: December 30th, 2008
Obituary
Velna Ireta Orton, 94, of Burlington, died at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at Burlington Care Center. Born August 10, 1914, near Lomax in Henderson County, Illinois, she was the daughter of Roy Clayton and Ivy Mae Hubbard Sparrow. On October 3, 1934, she married Leo Palmer Orton in Denmark, Iowa. He preceded her in death on April 28, 1991. Velna was a 1932 graduate of Dallas City (Illinois) High School. She worked at the Burlington Basket Company for 33 years, retiring in 1979. Velna was a charter member and builder of the Flint Hills Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed working with Guide Post Prayer Partners and was awarded the Distinguished Service Award through the Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include her daughter, Jean (Sonny) Orwig Brown of Los Angeles, California; five grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren; and one sister, Ida (Dr. Dean) Hull of Clarence, Missouri. Her husband, parents, one sister and two brothers preceded her in death.