Edna Ruth Burton, 84, of Tuscumbia, met her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 surrounded by family at home. Her visitation will be Saturday, June 3rd, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. The funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. in the funeral home chapel with Sunil Jessy and Joseph Winkelmann officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Tuscumbia.
Mrs. Burton is preceded in death by her parents Homer and Annie Bunch, husband Jimmy Burton, son Mike Lanford, brothers Luther Bunch and Henry Bunch, sisters Viola Shaw, Julia Bell Ranney, and Flora Lee Sartin.
She is survived by her daughters Wanda Winkelmann (Glenn) and Janice Rogers; grandchildren Melissa Hamm, Jeremy Winkelmann (Kim), Joseph Winkelmann, and Andy Castile (Kathrine); greatgrandchildren, Kaitlin Hamm, Kaley and Michael Winkelmann, Skylar, Nicole, Macayla Castile; and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Burton loved God and served Him wholeheartedly. She considered Hope Church of Muscle Shoals to be her home. There’s nothing she wouldn’t do for her family, and you didn’t have to be related to be considered family. She was a caregiver to many… family, friends, neighbors, so many. Many of them called her Dr. Burton, even though she had no degree. She always had enough love to go around. She was a giver, not a taker. She may have had an old body, but she had a young spirit. She loved being outside in her yard, planting and taking care of her flowers and pecan trees. She couldn’t stand for a squirrel to get her pecans. She was always the life of the party. She would always say “The fun is already been made, all you have to do is laugh.”
Special thanks to Amedisys Hospice and Dr. Ridgeway for your loving care and support. Thank you to Hope Church for your prayers and loving support of our family.
Pallbearers will be Justin Burton, Anthony Burton, Devaughn Ricketts, Jeremy Winkelmann, Joseph Winkelmann, and Jack Davis.
