Julius Hays "Jukie" Burnside

Julius Hays "Jukie" Burnside, 86, died Thursday, December 8, 2001. He was born in Lake Village, Ark., a son of the late O.C. and Aubrey Clary Burnside. He attended Subiaco Academy and graduated from Lakeside High School. Following graduation he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Mr. Burnside graduated from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and was a member of Sigma Chi Fraternity. After graduation "Jukie" was a Cotton Broker for J.P. Hampton & Co. of Lake Village, Ark., and R.T. Hoover & Co. of Roswell, N.M. He later returned to Lake Village where he owned and operated Burnside Motors, a Chrysler Plymouth dealership. In 1975 he was appointed as the first Executive Director of the Arkansas Motor Vehicle Commission in Little Rock, Ark., where he served in that capacity until his retirement in 1993. "Jukie" will be remembered for his resilience, determination, sense of humor and generosity. Giving freely of his time and skills, he served countless people in Chicot County through his work at the Lake Village Clinic's Patients Assistance Program and as director of the Lake Village Food Pantry. Mr. "Jukie" was much loved by the children of his church and by the many friends of his children. Adored by his nieces and nephews, "Uncle Jukie" was like a father and grandfather to all. He was a faithful member of First Presbyterian Church and served many terms as a Ruling Elder. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Sara West Burnside of Lake Village, son, Bruce H. (Lynn) Burnside of Beaumont, Texas, daughter Rev. Beth (Webb) Sentell of Shreveport, La.; grandchildren; Sara Brooke (Mitch) Adams, Blair Hays (Margaret)Burnside, C.J. (Jennifer) Sentell and Laura Beth Sentell, and great-grandchildren; Hays Burnside, Jasper Sentell, Jacob Sentell, McKinley Sentell, Charlie and Sarah Elizabeth Adams. A Memorial Service will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, December 10, 2011 at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Village, Ark. with Rev. Lauren Moore officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 608, Lake Village, Ark. 71653 or The Lake Village Food Pantry, P.O. Box 1068, Lake Village, Ark. 71653. Griffin-Culpepper Funeral Service of Lake Village, Ark. is in charge of arrangements. Online guest book may be signed at www.griffinculpepper.com.