| Obituary form for Paris Post-Intelligencer
McEvoy Funeral Home, Inc.
Paris, TN 38242 Phone # (731)642-1441 |
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| Name: City & State |
Virginia W. Burton of Puryear, TN |
| Age: |
95 |
| Place of Death: |
Paris Healthcare Center |
| Date of Death: |
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 |
| Funeral Time/Day: |
12:00 P.M. Saturday, February 2, 2019 |
| Place of Funeral: |
McEvoy Funeral Home |
| Minister(s): |
Mike Rhodes |
| Place of Burial: |
Puryear City Cemetery |
| Visitation: |
After 10:00 A.M. Saturday until time of service |
| Date/Place of Birth: |
December 5, 1923 in Jasper, Alabama |
| Pallbearers: |
Tim Brown, Tony Brown, Tyler Brown, Casey Mounts, Danny Spies, Larry Wilson; Honorary: Emily Brown, Alyssa Brown, Caitlin Brown, Mikali Mounts, Amanda Dubois, Jeff Burton, and Tina Burton |
| Both Parents Names: |
Floyd Monroe Wright and Mary Lois Anderson Wright, both preceded |
| Spouse: Date of Marriage |
J.T. Burton, Married: January 16, 1941; Preceded: May 19, 2013 |
| Daughters: City/State |
Jan (Johnny) Brown, Paris, TN |
| Sons: City/State |
James T. “Terry” Burton, preceded
Daughter-in-law: Tommie Burton, Puryear, TN |
| Grandchildren: |
Four |
| Great Grandchildren: |
One preceded |
| Sisters: City/State |
Lucille Howze, Atlanta, GA
Ruth Huey and Marie Donnelly, both preceded |
| Brothers: City/State |
Charles Ray Wright, prec. in infancy |
| Personal Information: |
Ms. Burton was a longtime member of Puryear Baptist Church. She was an avid Alabama football fan. Virginia had worked several jobs as a secretary, was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, and grandmother. |