Burleson, Gertrude Mae
Passed: 1987-10-21
Age: 90
Source: Jackson Herald
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1987-10-28
Information: Mrs. Gertrude Mae Burleson, 90 of Crab Orchard, Raleigh County, formerly of Midway, died Oct. 21, 1987 in a Beckley hospital after a long illness. She was the mother of Maxine Tolliver of Cottageville. She was a member of Mabscott Fundamental Christian Church. Also surviving: stepsons, Dewey Pitzer of Montgomery, Ala., Roscoe Pitzer of Beckley, Charley Burleson of Mesa, Ariz.; daughters, Mary Poe of Sophia, Wanda Green of Beckley, Shirley Stone of Crab Orchard; stepdaughters, Lucy Burleson Pitsenbarger, Nora Burleson Nooncaster, both of Midway; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; 18 stepgreat-grandchildren. Service was Saturday at Mabscott Fundamental Christian Church, Mabscott with the Rev. Harmon A. Davis officiating. Burial was in Calfee Cemetery, Mount Tabor. Williams Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Sophia was in charge of arrangements.