Obituary: Daniel M. Osburn, 74, Birmingham, Ala.
DANIEL M. OSBURN
Daniel M. Osburn, 74, of Birmingham, Ala., died Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016, at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham. He was born Nov. 14, 1941, in Indianapolis. He was a 1959 graduate of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis and a 1969 graduate of Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering. He earned a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from IUPUI. He was equally proud of becoming a Masters Certified Electrician in 1967. He spent 20 years working for International Harvester in Indianapolis and Memphis, and 24 years with Buckman Laboratories in Memphis. For 24 years he led a Buckman Laboratories corporate team at the Memphis in May barbeque competition. He was a lifetime member of the Knights of Columbus and loved to play golf and fish.
He was preceded in death by his second wife, Barbara Connell Turner-Osburn; one daughter, Margaret Osburn; his parents, Joseph and Dorthey Osburn; one sister, Dorothy Stella Osburn; and one brother, Bernard Claude Osburn.
He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Love-Osburn of Birmingham; his first wife, Kathleen Johnston; one daughter, Danielle Osburn (Brian) Fulciniti of Indianapolis; three sons, James R. Turner Jr. of Louisville, Jeffrey (Bobbi) Turner of Tampa and Heath (Jennifer) Osburn of Charlotte, NC; three sisters, Mary Cecelia Grammell, Camille Rochelle Welliver and Margaret Elizabeth Miller; eight brothers, Joseph Anthony Osburn, Michael Francis Osburn, Timothy Lee Osburn, Steven Paul Osburn, Christopher Allen Osburn, Mark Gregory Osburn, Patrick Aloysious Osburn and Kevin John Osburn; 10 grandchildren, Heather Campbell, Morgan Osburn, Hayden Osburn, Courtney Turner, James Turner III, Breanna Turner, Brennan Turner, Bailey Turner, Becca Turner, and Brian Fulciniti, Jr.; and one great-grandchild, Brendan Campbell.
The funeral service is 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral with burial in the church cemetery with the Rev. Terry Bradshaw officiating.
Visitation is 2-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, and 9-10:15 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, at Barlow Funeral Home with a prayer service at 4 p.m. Sunday.
The family has asked memorial gifts in his honor be made to Cathedral High School in Indianapolis.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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