Elmer Smith Burrows
Marriages
Harriett "Hatty" Cock Burrows - June 2, 1930
in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise - January 21, 1993
Elmer Smith BURROWS, a homesteader on Castle Peak during the 1930s and a long-time Eagle County resident and local ranch work, died in his sleep Jan. 5 at his home on Pump Gulch near Burns. He was 85.
Mr. BURROWS was born April 2, 1907 in Augusta, Kans. to Elmer G. BURROWS and Nellie Edna (Birchfield) Walworth BURROWS. He first came to Colorado in 1920 after spending four years in Military school in Denver and went to work here for the Benton Land and Livestock Company as a choreboy. He spent his working life with the Bentons until his retirement. He married Harriett "Hatty" COCK on June 2, 1930 in Glenwood Springs. The couple had no children, and Hatty preceded him in death in June 1973.
Elmer and Hatty homesteaded on Castle Peak during the early 1930s before moving to their homesite near Burns in 1940.
Elmer's sister, Mrs. Bryan (Dorthea) COCK, preceded him in death about 30 years ago and is buried in Mesa, Colo. No other family members survive him.
Graveside services, attended by close friends, were held Jan. 7 at the McCoy Cemetery.
