Orden M. Burton

Orden Moser Burton, of Idaho Falls, Idaho, passed away at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center on January 6, 2018, at the age of 83. Orden was born December 30, 1934, in Auburn, Wyoming, to Clifford and Leona Moser Burton. He was the oldest of ten children. He spent his youth in Auburn, Wyoming, on the family farm where he enjoyed riding his horse. He graduated from Star Valley High School. He went to work in construction at the Jackson Lake Lodge, after which he attended Utah State for one year. Then he went back to construction working on the Palisades Dam. He started a concrete construction business, Burton Concrete Co., in 1966 which he successfully managed until 2002, at which point he passed it on to his two oldest sons. Orden married Erma Weeks in Irwin, Idaho, in 1956. They lived in Salt Lake City one year, and in Phoenix, Arizona, before moving to Idaho Falls, where he lived with his family since. He and Erma were married 61 years and had four sons, Mark, Kelvin, and twins, Brett and Brent. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Orden was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed hunting, fishing, water skiing, camping, hiking to high lakes, snowmobiling, riding motorcycles, and camping with his family and friends. He was an honest, hard-working man who loved the outdoors. He was a loyal and caring husband, friend, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, and great-grandfather. He will be missed dearly by all who knew him. Orden is survived by his wife, Erma Weeks Burton; his sons, Mark (Carlee) Burton, Kelvin (Myra) Burton, Brett (Cristy) Burton, and Brent (Cindy) Burton, all of Idaho Falls; his sisters, Genevieve Tolman, Betty Mills, and Twila Boren, all of UT; his brothers, Kay Burton of Grover, WY, Shane Burton of Brigham City, UT, Terryl Burton of Roy, WA; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clifford and Leona Burton; daughter-in-law, Allison Goodworth; sister, Eliza Huffaker; and brothers, Vernon and Chad Burton. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, January 13, 2018, at Wood Funeral Home East Side, 963 S. Ammon Road. The family will visit with friends Friday from 6:30-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services, both times at the funeral home. Burial will be in Fielding Memorial Park Cemetery.

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