Mr. Mark Edwin Burton

BURTON, Mr. Mark - Age 60, passed away Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Hurley Medical Center. Family hour 1:30 PM Thursday, March 6, 2025, from the Chapel of Lawence E. Moon Funeral Home, 906 W. Flint Park Blvd., with funeral service commencing at 2:00 PM Re. James Duell, officiating. Interment Sunset Hulle Cemetry, G-4413 Flushing Rd. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the funeral home 1:30 PM Thursday. Mr. Burton will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home and may be viewed from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM Wednesday with family present from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM to receive friends. Mark E. Burton - 60, passed in the early morning of Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. Mr. Burton was born March 22, 1964, in Flint, Michigan, the son of Rachel Burton and Connie “Burt” Burton. Mr. Burton attended Scott Elementary, Whitter Junior High School and Flint Central High School (Class of 1982). In his youth, Mr. Burton was a science and music enthusiast, as well as an athlete. He played little League baseball in elementary and extended his athletic talents to football in Junior High School. He was a member of the Whittier Junior High School Competition Band. Upon entering High School, his primary focus became academics, football, and weightlifting. As a member of the Flint Central Indians football team, he earned his Varsity Letter Junior and Senior year. Upon graduating from high school, Mr. Burton continued his academic pursuits at MSU (Michigan State University) where he would earn a Bachelor of Science degree in Packaging engineering. During his time at MSU he also was a walk-on to the Spartan football team. Following graduation, his professional engineering career would include working as a Quality assurance and Reliability engineer with assignments at Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler. In his later years, Mr. Burton developed a passion for fashion design and clothing. He was the founder of “The Council of Fashion Designers of Michigan” and the Organizer/Host of the annual “Muse, Art of Style” fashion show which featured designer works, and models, from throughout mid and southeast Michigan. Mr. Mark Edwin Burton leaves to cherish his memory: daughter, Shaye Victoria Hernandez; 2 grandchildren, Apple Sienna Gillum and Kree Damon Buycks, all of Ferndale, MI; brother, Eric A. Silk of Germantown, MD; former spouse, Yvette Burton; a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and long-time friends. Mr. Burton was preceded in death by his parents, Rachel Silk, and Connie Burton; aunts, Maple Skinner, Doris Simmons, Dolores Vaughn and Betty Lee; uncles, Kenneth Simmons, William Lee and William Vaughn Sr.; cousins, Anthony Burton, Tracy Vaughn, Marty Simmons, Reginald Lee and Colonel Santee Lee. The family would like to express thanks to the medical staff of Hurley Hospital’s ICU and the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center.

Mr. Mark Edwin Burton

March 22, 1964 - February 18, 2025