Transcript of Oral History Interview with Louis Meade Burton and Patricia Ruth Scott Burton, October 15, 2013 Page: 4 of 37

                                
Louis Burton

Kerr County Historical Commission
ORAL HISTORY PROJECT
LOUIS and PAT BURTON
SUMMARY
Louis Burton was born and reared on Earl Garrett Street in Kerrville, and attended Tivy
through elementary and high school, graduating in 1943 His father, A.B. Burton, came to
Kerr County from Denmark, Tennessee via banking in Palestine and Alpine, and married a
teacher from Waco, Jeannette Standefer. A.B. was a well known community leader, a
banker and owner of an insurance agency as well as active in the First Baptist Church. Louis
and Patricia Burton, an East Texan, met at the University of Texas at Austin, married, and
moved back to Kerrville in 1952. Both served in Kerrville's public schools. Louis was a
math teacher and tennis coach who produced award winning tennis players. Pat was
secretary to Tivy Principals and Superintendents before moving to the family's Burton
Insurance Agency. The Burtons were well-known in Kerrville's public school and
community life, and they reared two sons here during the 1960's, '70's, and '80's. At the
time of this interview, Pat is 82 years old and Louis is 88. Both are articulate with clear
memories of Kerrville people and life.
KEY WORDS
Kerrville 1930s-2013
Trinity Baptist Church
US Navy, WW II
Burton Insurance Agency
Tivy Schools
Tivy Tennis Teams
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