Mr. Toby Burrow, 39, of Bradford died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at Little Rock. He was born Oct. 18, 1970 in Dyersburg, Tenn., the son of Clyde Wayne and Ora May (Lewis) Burrow.
Mr. Burrow was a member of the Church of Christ. Never expected to survive childhood, he fought Cystic Fibrosis for 39 years, and was the poster child for the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 1973-1977. Mr. Burrow enjoyed and lived his life to the fullest, living three lives in one. He survived several automobile accidents, and a double lung transplant. He made a friend of everyone he met, and had a great spirit.
Mr. Burrow enjoyed traveling the world, having been to Mexico, Hawaii, California, Texas, Wyoming, and Florida. He was a skilled hunter and a skilled marksman. He enjoyed shooting guns, riding four-wheelers, collecting knives, driving his Prowler, fishing, and weight lifting.
Mr. Burrow was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Wayne Burrow.
He is survived by his mother, Ora May (Lewis) Burrow; one brother, Charles Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn.; three sisters, Becky Munn of Bradford, Teresa Parra of San Antonio, Texas, and Cecelia Burrow of Bradford; three nephews, Chad Sterling of Searcy, Austin Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Ty Gregory Parra of San Antonio, Texas; and two nieces, Whitney Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Alyssa Parra of San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Oakland Hill Cemetery. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 from 5-8 p.m.
Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home (www.jacksonsfh.com).
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Mr. Toby Burrow, 39, of Bradford died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010 at Little Rock. He was born Oct. 18, 1970 in Dyersburg, Tenn., the son of Clyde Wayne and Ora May (Lewis) Burrow.
Mr. Burrow was a member of the Church of Christ. Never expected to survive childhood, he fought Cystic Fibrosis for 39 years, and was the poster child for the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation from 1973-1977. Mr. Burrow enjoyed and lived his life to the fullest, living three lives in one. He survived several automobile accidents, and a double lung transplant. He made a friend of everyone he met, and had a great spirit.
Mr. Burrow enjoyed traveling the world, having been to Mexico, Hawaii, California, Texas, Wyoming, and Florida. He was a skilled hunter and a skilled marksman. He enjoyed shooting guns, riding four-wheelers, collecting knives, driving his Prowler, fishing, and weight lifting.
Mr. Burrow was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Wayne Burrow.
He is survived by his mother, Ora May (Lewis) Burrow; one brother, Charles Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn.; three sisters, Becky Munn of Bradford, Teresa Parra of San Antonio, Texas, and Cecelia Burrow of Bradford; three nephews, Chad Sterling of Searcy, Austin Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Ty Gregory Parra of San Antonio, Texas; and two nieces, Whitney Burrow of Dyersburg, Tenn., and Alyssa Parra of San Antonio, Texas.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, 2010 at Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Oakland Hill Cemetery. Visitation was Friday, Aug. 27, 2010 from 5-8 p.m.
Arrangements by Jackson’s Newport Funeral Home (www.jacksonsfh.com).
