Leo D. Burk departed this life January 24, 2022, having just celebrated his 96 ^th birthday January 18 ^th .

Leo was the son of William and Gertie (Haskins) Burk and the youngest of nine children.  He was born January 18, 1926 in Ada, Oklahoma.

Leo's family later moved to Ava, Missouri where he met Lucille Dye.  Leo and Lucille were married on October 28 ^th , 1946 and shared 72 years together.  Leo dearly loved Lucille and said often that "marriage is a wonderful thing".

As a young man, Leo accepted Christ as his savior and was obedient and faithful in his Christian walk.

Leo was a United States Marine during World War II, serving in the Pacific and China.  He retired from Kraft Foods and was able to enjoy his many hobbies: piloting his own plane, fishing, golfing, flying model airplanes, metal detecting, spending time with his brother Fred and his coffee drinking buddies.  Leo could fix about anything- lawn mowers, bicycles and car engines- to name a few.

Leo was preceded in death by his wife Lucille, parents, six brothers and two sisters.

He is survived by his nephew Charles Taber and wife, Kathy; his niece, Betsy Earls and husband, Doug and their daughter, Anna; and his niece, Tina Sibley and her son, Captain.  He also leaves behind a host of friends for which he was very thankful.  Leo would say, "I've got a lot of friends".

Graveside services with full military honors will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 28, 2022 in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home.