The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-03-20
PARALYSIS STROKE
 PROVES FATAL T0 HENRY ?. BURRUSS
Prominent Educator and Po- IiticaI Figure to Be Buried
 Wednesday

Funeral services for Henry Page Burruss, former city commissioner, educator, and member of the Bir- mingham civil service commission, will be held from St. Andrews Epis- copal church at 1:30 o'clock and from the Masonic Temple al 5 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Services at the church will be conducted by Rev. Joseph T. Ware. The Knights Tenn plar will conduct their ritual at the temple. Burial will follow in Elm wood cemetery.
 Professor Burruss died Monday morning at the Birmingham General hospital 6:30 o'clock following an at tack of paralysis Marcn 8. He was rushed to the hospital. Late Satur- day and Sunday nights he was re- ported sinking.
 He was born in Louisa, Va, April 19, 1853, and moved to Birmingham m in 1884. He was connected with edu- catonal work of the city, county and state. He graduated in 1876 at the University of Virginia in the aca- demic and law course. He came to Birmingham with the intention of pTdCllClHS Id w. Alter dTTlNiHS Hcit he was associated with the Birming- ham Belt Line railroad in the ca pacity of superintendent. Later he went with the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company. He was Bir- mingham president of the University of Virginia society.
 In the early 90's Professor Burruss began teaching school and was head of the department of education in West End before that community be- came a part of Greater Birmingham. When West End joined with Bir- mngham, he was made principal of the Hemphill school and taught there until he was elected associate city commissioner.
 When he was elected to the city commission in 1917, Professor Burruss gave up his teaching and served as public Improvements commissioner at the city hall Many paved streets in Birmingham are due to his fore sight and ability. He resumed the practice of law in the Farley build ing in 1921.
 Prominent Mason.
 Professor Burruss was thirty second degree Mason and Shriner. His great grandfather. Dr. Elisha Cullen Dick, was the master of the Washington lodge at Washington, D. C., who asked George Washington to lay the corner stone of the capi- tol building.
 One year after coming to Birming- ham Professor Burruss married Adele DuBose of Marengo county, Alabama. He is survived by his widow, son. J. l.. Burruss, and one sister, Sister Esther Carlotta. of the Sisters of the Resurrection, of St. Augustine, Fla. Sister Esther Carlotta was at the bedside until death.
 Professor Burruss numbered his friends by the thousands in Birming- ham and the state. He was always courteous and was highly respected.
 Those who will serve as active pallbearers are Frank Address. T. J. Shirley, Forney Brandon, John Ely. Bagley and J. D. Tucker. All honor ary pallbearers are requested to meet at the church at 1:30 o'clock. Honorary pallbearers are: pr. w. A Burns, Dr. W. l.. Rosamond, City Commissioners D. E. McLendon, Will Mary Echols, W. B. Cloe; N. H. Bar. rett. John R. Hornady, John H. Fay Tor, J. Ellis Brown, George B. Ward James Weatherly, John Altman, R c. Cadden, pr. J. c. Vance, J. E. Lacey, pr. W. P. McAdory. Dr. J. Ross snyder, pr. J. b. Mason, pr. J. D. Bowling, Dr. Scale Harris, Dr. J. B. Cooper, pr. Cecil Gaston. Dr. Clar- ence Hooper, Dr. F. P. Hogan, pr. N. K. Baker, pr. c. A. Brown. E. E. Smith. T. c. Young, R. V. Allgood, J. c. Blackwell, Clancy. Henry upson Sims, Judge w. F. Fort. Willard Drake, George Lewis Bailes. Judge A. c. Howze, Clem Gazzam, Graham Perdue. Judge Henry J. Martin, Au- gustus Benners. Lee c. Bradley, C. l.. Armstrong. Julian Kendrick, J. D. Webb, J. l.. Spencer. David stanton. l.. w. Melton, G. l.. Gobar, J. P. Zeig- Ter, T. c. Simms, J. H. Mann, Capt. George Devine, Col. T. S. Moorman. c. A. Yeiter, V. B. Goddard, P. M. Laird, R. J. Woodrow, Harry Law han, c. Murray Baker. Frank Adams. Eugene Henry, W. II. Manley. Col T. o. Smith. c. F. Manley. Claude Cotton, George S. Obear, Robert E. Weaver. Walter N. Johnson. Frank