Funeral service for Mary Knox Burns, 80, will be Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 1:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bill Hall officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in Gum Springs Baptist Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Peck Funeral Home
Mrs. Burns died on February 8, 2023, at Summerford Nursing Home. She was born March 11, 1942, in Morgan County, to Jimmie Cecil Ward and Annie Bert Jett Ward. She was employed by Jeldwen in the Shipping and Receiving Department, prior to her retirement. She was preceded in death by her husband: Curly Burns, her parents, a sister: Margaret Russell and a great granddaughter: Brena Riner.
Survivors include
Daughter – Charlotte Dryer (Todd)
Mary Beth Sawyer (Shane)
Sister – Ruth Hopper
Grandchildren – Eric Dryer, Nathan Dryer (Kelly),
Amy Pope (Eric Burnham), Steven Pope (Lisa)
and Kristen Sawyer (Michael Brooks)
Great Grandchildren- Isaiah, Natalie and Shelby Dryer,
Lavin and Brettlee Riner, Dawson Pope and Ellie Brooks
Pallbearers will be Eric Dryer, Nathan Dryer, Steven Pope, Eric Burnham, Shane Sawyer, Michael Brooks, Keith Wright and Brad Maner.
Peck Funeral Home
