" Ollie Stansbury Burton Jr (Stan), 78, passed away February 20, 2021 surrounded by loved ones at his home in Holly Corner, Stafford, Virginia ending a long battle with lung cancer. His lifelong childhood friends knew him as Junior, his teen and young adult friends knew him as RED and his adult friends and business acquaintances knew him as Stan. He was a unique, smart, hardworking, self-made, creative, driven man. He worked hard and lived life. He believed you should always do the job to the best of your ability. He was proud to be an Army veteran, upon returning from the service he started his trucking career. He then went on to work for the Campbell Brothers in Dumfries and from there went on to being an entrepreneur. He started his first business and went on to own several successful businesses in excavating, erosion control, a sod farm, S Burton & Co, and he retired from trucking as an operator/owner/broker, S Burton & Co Transportation. He was able to fulfill a childhood dream of being a pilot, later in life. He used his love of flying to help others by flying patients in need of medical care with Angel Flight.
He was preceded in death by his mother Agnes Miniclier Burton, his father Ollie Stansbury Burton Sr, his son Thomas Burton. He is survived by his best friend, beloved dog Jake, his fiancée, Nancy Crippen, his brother David Burton and his wife Ann, his daughter Tammy B. Neagle, his sons Robert (Kim Jones) and Richard Burton, 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
His door was always open, where his family and many lifelong buddies who enjoyed his many detailed stories of a life well lived. He touched the lives of many and will be dearly missed. Stan would help out a friend or a neighbor anytime, in lieu of flowers, perform an act of kindness for someone in need or a donation to Angel Flight, angelflighteast.org, 1501 Narcissa Rd, Blue Bell, PA 19422. Be kind, take the time to make someone smile.
We would also like to say thank you to all that cared for him at Hematology, Oncology of Fredericksburg and to At Home Hospice, his nurse Virginia, aid Shardea and Chaplin Melanie.
Due to Covid we will not being holding a funeral at this time, but plan to hold a celebration of life on May 15 at 2pm at his farm, 267 Holly Corner Rd, Fredericksburg, VA . "