Burdette, Velma Carnell
Passed: 2000-08-18
Age: 93
Source: Jackson County Newspapers
Death Notice: 2000-08-22
Obituary Date:
Information: Velma Carnell Burdette, 93, of Kenna WV died Friday, August 18, 2000 at Eldercare of West Virginia, Ripley WV, following a long illness. She was born September 5, 1906 at Meigs, Ohio, a daughter of the late John and Elisa Boggess Carnell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Grove Church, Romance WV. She is survived by a daughter, Geraldine Glenn of Ripley WV and a sister, Mary Aultz, of Sissonville WV; 8 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her husband of 69 years, Cecil Burdette, a son, Cecil Burdette, Jr.; four brothers and three sisters. Funeral services were held Monday, August 21, at the Parsons-Waybright Funeral Home, Ripley WV with Rev. Gerald Ray officiating. Burial was at the Burdette-Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Romance WV. Friends called Sunday from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home.