Burl D. Vinton

Visitation:  Thursday, December 10, 2020, 11:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M., Peterson Mortuary, 212 S. Locust Street, Glenwood, Iowa.  NOTE:  Public gatherings limited to 15 individuals at any time per the Governor’s Public Health Order.

Private Graveside Services are planned.

Burl Dwayne Vinton, 92 of Pacific Junction, Iowa, passed away on November 26, 2020. He was born on the home farm in Pacific Junction, Iowa on October 15, 1928. He was the third son of Ernest and Alice McCormick Vinton. He attended local country schools and graduated from Glenwood Community High School in 1946.

Burl lived at home and farmed with his father until his marriage to Beverly Nelle Thomas of Glenwood, Iowa on November 20, 1949. To this union two sons were born, Joe Dee and Steven Lee. At that time his parents retired from the farm operation and moved to Glenwood. Burl and Beverly remained on the home place, making their living farming, raising livestock and raising their family.

They began the Vinton Fertilizer and Equipment Co. in 1954 and the Vinton Elevator in 1968. Always interested in machinery and farm equipment, Burl became a Massey Ferguson implement dealership in 1971.

Burl loved to fly his airplane and his family and friends took many trips in his Cessna.

Following Beverly’s sudden passing on April 2, 1972, Burl and his sons continued to expand the farming operation with the purchase of additional land and expansion of the business facilities.

Burl remarried on January 4, 1975 to Betty Jo Rippeto of Detroit, Michigan. Betty and her daughter Jody (Zirkelbach) Smythe joined the Vinton family. Burl and Betty enjoyed traveling all over the world. He also spent many hours working in his woodshop. Betty passed away on March 1, 1992 from a terminal illness.

Burl remarried on July 6, 1996 to Myra Sue Taylor Lincoln. She and her son Clay Lincoln joined the Vinton family. Remaining on the home farm they enjoyed traveling, raising livestock and the most recent love of their lives, Babe the dog.

Throughout his lifetime, Burl enjoyed operating his dozer and other heavy equipment and reported to his business office every day, even up until the time of his passing.

Preceding Burl in death were his parents Ernest and Alice; wife Beverly, wife Betty, brothers Wendell Vinton and Charles and wife Ila Vinton. Survivors include wife Myra Sue, sons Joe (Sandy) Vinton and Steven (Carol) Vinton, both of Glenwood, Iowa; stepdaughter Jody (Bill) Smythe of Inlet Beach, Florida; stepson Clay (Brooke) Lincoln of Glenwood, Iowa; grandchildren; Heath (Holly) Vinton, Brenda Vinton, Stephanie Vinton-Pollock (Dan Pollock) and Amy Vinton; step-grandchildren; Corey (Casey) Lieneman, Emily Smythe, Preston Lincoln, Collin Lincoln, Hallee Lincoln; nine great-grandchildren, extended family, a host of friends and Babe the dog.

Memorials may be directed to: Mills County 4-H in Malvern, Iowa, Pacific Junction Volunteer Fire Department or the Bloom Senior Center in Glenwood, Iowa.

Interment, Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Iowa.