Mattie Louise (Young) Burton

Louise was born in San Angelo, TX, on December 12, 1924. Her parents were George E. Young, Sr. and Exyah Reuble (Tidwell) Young. She attended San Angelo High School and was a member of the Drill Team and the Spanish Club.

She was married for 69 years to Ernest Leonard Burton, who passed away in 2009. Various work assignments led them from San Angelo to Clovis, NM, Wellington, KS, Cincinnati, OH, and finally to Albuquerque, NM.

Louise enjoyed several short careers in addition to being the mother of three sons, two by birth and one by adoption. In Clovis, Louise was the hostess of a radio program, “A Visit to Fairyland with Louise.” She was throughout her life a magnificent storyteller. Louise was also a substitute teacher in Clovis.

At the end of 1949, Ernie’s work moved the family to Wellington, KS. There Louise worked as executive secretary to the Superintendent of Schools in Sumner County, Kansas.

In 1956 Ernie was hired in the Aircraft Engine Department of General Electric, and the family moved to Cincinnati, OH. Louise worked as the personal secretary to the Dean of the Evening College at Xavier University, where she also attended classes.

In 1968, they moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she and her husband bought and managed the La Mesa Motel until Ernest retired from General Electric. It was during this time they adopted their third son, Dana M. Gilmer.

Both Ernest and Louise were very active in Crestview Baptist Church. Ernest was a deacon, and both were Sunday School teachers.

After Ernie's passing, Louise lived independently until 2020 when she moved into Morning Star Assisted Living in Rio Rancho, NM. She lived there until her passing on November 19, 2022, just three weeks short of her 98th birthday. She was attended to by her family and surrounded by her loved ones at her passing.

Louise was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two sisters, one brother, and one great-granddaughter. She is survived by sons, Larry D. Burton, and wife, Kay; Jerry L. Burton, and wife, Laura; Dana M. Gilmer (Burton), and his spouse, Amanda; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be held on December 1, 2022, at FRENCH - Wyoming, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM. Visitation 10-11:00 a.m. Service 12:30 p.m. Interment at Sandia Memory Gardens, 9500 San Pedro Dr. NE, following service