James Burton Obituary

James Burton attended Leonardtown High School in Leonardtown, MD. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about James Burton.

Graduation Year	Class of 1998
Date of Passing	Dec 27, 1998
About	Student (James Burton) a 17 year old boy who left us too soon , James Burton passing has affected our school his mother ( joyce) his sister ( unknown) his younger brother (14) year old ( Jeffery fortune , ( his 2nd younger brother) name-(unknown) his friends are in a sad outburst to hear the passing of James Burton of class (1998) . (Statement ) - teacher of Burton . “ James was never any trouble in class , he always help students and help around the class , he loved making the class laugh when everything seemed boring “ . Burtons passing has affected Baltimore city as “stop the gun voilence .” Detectives say Burton got into a misunderstanding argument with a teen ( unknown name ) and after James returned home and once suspects say he was Fately shot dead in the eye injuring his lower vision nerve going straight from the back of the head , laying lifeless on the ground in condition of a head wound and slowly passed away . Shooting - dec 23rd , time of death dec 27 1999 .It was a blessing having burtons name alive and forever in our hearts . Celebrating the life of Burton of year 2015