Roland L. "Sonny" Burton
July 29, 1938 — March 18, 2010
Roland L. "Sonny" Burton, 71 of Cambridge, passed away at his home on Thursday, March 18, 2010. He was born in Cambridge on July 29, 1938, and was a son of the late Roland W. and Violet Lewis Burton.
He attended schools in Cambridge. On February 14, 2001 he was married to the former Phyllis Webb. Sonny had worked at Todd's GMC and later at the Altec Loan & Pawn Shop in Cambridge. He had also worked at the Cambridge Bowling Center. Sonny enjoyed racing stock cars, and had been a NASCAR fan for many years, and enjoyed boating and fishing. He had been in failing health for the past year when he passed away at his home on Thursday morning.
Survivors include his wife Phyllis Burton of Cambridge, two daughters Kathy Davidson of Cambridge and Karen Knopp and her fiancAC.e Jeff Allendorf of Trappe, one son Ricky Mooney and his wife Cathy Mooney of Linkwood, four grandchildren Steven Knopp, Melissa Mooney, Dana Davidson and Brooke Davidson, four step children Tamara Murphy, Roslyn Tibbs, Troy Webb and Jason Webb and seven step grandchildren Heather Murphy, Tara Murphy, Derrick Murphy, Courtney Beauchamp, Wesley Fountain, Devin Tibbs and Brandon Tibbs. He is also survived by two great grandchildren Kaliana Knopp and Nicholas Tyler, one step great grandchild Sarah Beauchamp, two sisters Jean Thomas of Cambridge and Shirley Christopher of Greensboro and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters Audrey Meekins and Gretha Burton and one brother Robert "Joe Boy" Burton.
A funeral service will be held on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM at the Thomas Funeral Home in Cambridge with the Rev. D.J. Wooten officiating. Interment will follow at the East New Market Cemetery. The family will receive friends during the hour preceding the service. Pallbearers will be Jeff Allendorf, Scott Metje, Kent Elzey, Scott Elzey, Ryan Elzey and Mike Beauchamp. Memorial contributions may be made to the Linkwood-Salem Vol. Fire Co., P.O. Box 66, Linkwood, MD 21835, or to the Coastal Hospice Foundation, P.O. Box 1733, Salisbury, MD 21802.