Robert "Bobby" Burns, 74, passed away Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Born January 7, 1942, he was a son of the late Jessie Benton and Norma McDowell Burns.
He is survived by his sisters, Lina Young (William) of Rock Hill, South Carolina, Jessie May Jackson of Maxton, and Betty Ann Currie of Raeford; niece Harriett Currie Johnson of Raeford; nephew Vernon Lee Jackson Jr. (Fronie) of Laurinburg; and a host of family and friends. He is preceded in death by his sister, Helen Priest.
A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at Oak Grove Cemetery in Maxton, officiated by Willie Odom.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Open Arms Retirement Center, 612 Health Dr., Raeford, N.C. 28376.
McDougald Funeral Home and Crematorium is serving the family.