Keith Burton, 20, of Astoria, was found dead, apparently of carbon monoxide poisoning, in the front seat of his car inside the garage at his home about 5:30 p.m. yesterday evening. He was found by his father.
Fulton County Coroner George Kauzlarich said the car’s gas tank was empty and the ignition was on.
An inquest is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Kost Memorial Home in Vermont.
Mr. Burton, a Western Illinois University law enforcement student, was a second shift operator with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department.
Survivors include his parents, James and Reba Burton of Astoria; two sisters, Cherryl Parr and Diana Waggoner; and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Agnes Burton of Astoria.
A complete obituary will be given next week.
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A Fulton County coroner’s jury ruled the death of 20-year-old Keith Burton of Astoria a suicide.
He died of carbon monoxide poisoning at about 11 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 1975, the jury ruled.
He was found about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday inside a garaged car at his residence by his father, James.
He was born June 23, 1954, in Washington, Ind., a son of James and Reba Woods Burton. They survive.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Cheryl Parr of Washington and Mrs. Diana Waggoner of Plymouth; his grandparents, Mrs. Agnes Burton of Astoria and Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Woods of Oakland City, Ind.
He was a member of Astoria Christian Church.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Astoria Christian Church with Rev. Michael Hargrave officiating and at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Ridge Church in Winslow, Ind. Burial was in the church cemetery.
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