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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/17/2025)

From an unnamed and undated article located in the Lamar County Genealogical Library, in ‘Scrapbook of Newspaper Clippings’, donated by Zoe Hazelwood: “Major Burge To Be Buried Sunday - Paris officer found dead at Camp Bowie Thursday afternoon - Brownwood, Tex. - The body of Major Paul M. Burge, 132nd Field Artillery, will be sent to Paris Friday night, following an investigation of his death at Camp Bowie by military police. Maj. Burge’s body was found Thursday in his quarters by an orderly. Nearby was a service pistol with one exploded Cartridge. The orderly, Charles Cantrell, reported he discovered the body when he went to the officer’s tent with a package of laundry. Burge had recently been promoted from captain major. Funeral service for Maj. Paul Burge, found dead Thursday afternoon in his tent at Camp Bowie, Brownwood, will be held here Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at Lamar Avenue Church of Christ, conducted by the minister Oscar Smith, assisted by the Rev. H. F. Selcer of Marshall, chaplain of the 132nd Field Artillery. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery by Manton-Fry Funeral Home. Maj. Burge was the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Burge of 243 E. Booth here, and besides his parents, leaves two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Fuqua of Roxton and Miss Catherine Burge of Fort Worth; and a brother, Alfonzo Burge here; his wife, the former Miss Louise Walker; and a step-daughter, Patsy Doyle. Born and reared in Paris, he had been connected with the Paris Candy Co. for a number of years, but for the last 18 months had been employed by the Paris and Mt. Pleasant Railroad. He had been a member of the National Guard 19 years, first in the local unit, Battery A, 132nd Field Artillery, and only recently had been promoted to the rank of major.”

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Paul Mcneese Burge
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 Mar 1941
Event Place: Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: 05 Dec 1903
Birthplace: Oklahoma
Father’s Name: W A Burge
Mother’s Name: Stella Gigsby
Certificate Number: 11410
GS Film numb er: 2138478
Digital Folder Number: 005145837
Image Number: 00021
Citing this Record: “Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DW-2GB : 13 March 2018), Stella Gigsby in entry for Paul Mcneese Burge, 13 Mar 1941; citing certificate number 11410, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,478.

Military marker inscribed, “Major US Army - 132nd Field Artillery.”