Ann Burningham

Ann Bruton Burningham, born September 30, 1938 to Estella and George W. Bruton (divorced) in Torrence, California, passed away at home on September 20, 2011. She was later sealed to Estella and Rueben Andersen in the Salt Lake Temple and became a sister to Jeanne Carter and Margaret Wadsworth.

After moving to Salt Lake City in 1939, Ann spent her childhood and youth in the Sugar House area and graduated from East High School. Upon graduating from the University of Utah College of Nursing, she worked in public health nursing for Salt Lake County. She obtained a masters degree in nursing from New York University and then worked as the Director of the Associate Degree in Nursing from 1966-1970 at Brigham Young University. From 1970-1978 she served as the Director of Nursing Education for Intermountain Health. Ann was sealed to Don C. Burningham on April 6, 1978 in the Salt Lake Temple. They have been together and cared for each other for 33 years. When she married, Ann became the mother of Don and Janes (deceased 1974) six children. She is loved by them and their spouses. They include Glen and Lauren, Dale and Janeel, Paul and Chris, Sandi and Dave Balling, Mark and Shelly, and Lisa and Wick Swain. Ann is the grandmother to 28 grandchildren and great-grandmother to 11.

While living in Bountiful, Ann served in many LDS ward and stake auxiliaries. She and Don served as workers in the Bountiful Temple and served a local Welfare Service Mission. Her entire life was spent sharing her musical talents in both the LDS Church and in civic organizations. She sang in many choirs including the Utah Symphony Chorus. All who knew her will miss her many talents, especially singing, choral directing, and organ and piano playing.

Ann is survived by her husband and the following siblings and in-laws: Jeanne Carter, John Wadsworth, Robert Sherwood, Polly Steenblik, Virginia and Verl Talbot, Jim and Vicky Steenblik, Reid and Liz Steenblik, Julie and Jay Jensen, and LeGrande and Cindy Steenblik.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 24th in the Bountiful Tabernacle ( 100 South Main Street) at 10:30 am. Friends and family may call Friday evening from 6-8 at Russon Brothers (295 North Main Street in Bountiful) and Saturday morning from 9-10 at the Bountiful Tabernacle prior to the funeral services. Interment will be in the Bountiful City Cemetery located at 2224 South 200 West, Bountiful, Utah. Those wishing to share condolences may contribute to the Perpetual Education Fund of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.