LYNDON, Kan. – Clyde Marion Burns, 96, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, at his home southwest of Lyndon, Kan. He was born June 26, 1930, in Carbondale, Kan., the son of Clyde and Mary (Haney) Burns.
Clyde grew up in Carbondale, and then lived in Burlingame, Kan., graduating from Burlingame High School in 1949. He served in the United States Army in the artillery, from 1952 to 1954 during the Korean War. When he returned from service, he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Kansas in 1959. He has lived near Lyndon since 1955.
Clyde was an attorney, establishing Burns and Burns PA with his wife, then later Burns, Burns, Walsh and Walsh PA, in Lyndon. He was the Osage County attorney from 1961-1963 and 1971-1973. He was on the Lyndon State Bank board of directors, purchasing the bank in 1989, when he was then president.
On June 1, 1951, Clyde was united in marriage to Marian Mussatto, at the Danforth Chapel on the K.U. Campus. They were married for 75 years. To this union two children were born, Janet and Richard.
Clyde was preceded in death by his wife, Marian, only six days earlier; by his parents, Clyde and Mary; and a brother, Lloyd Burns.
Clyde is survived by his two children, Janet (Pat) Walsh, and Richard (Carmen) Burns, all of Lyndon; six grandchildren, Alex (Vicky) Walsh, Nick (Ashlyn) Walsh, Joe (Madison) Walsh, Mason (Lisa) Burns, Sydney Walsh and Rylan Burns; five great-grandchildren, Waylyn, Clyde, Wyatt, Judah and Charley; and brother, Donald Burns (Carolyn), Topeka, Kan.
Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Feltner Funeral Chapel, Lyndon. The family will receive friends after the service until 4:30 p.m. Private family burial will follow at the Lyndon Cemetery.
Memorial contributions can be made to Lyndon Pride or Lyndon Saddle Club, sent in care of Feltner Funeral Home, 818 Topeka Ave., Lyndon, KS 66451. Condolences can be left at feltnerfuneralhome.com.
