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Burroughs, Elvira Gertrude (nee Kramer)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Elvira Gertrude Burroughs, 83, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, at Perry County Nursing Home.
She was born Feb. 2, 1918, at Frohna, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Amalia Oberndorfer Kramer. She and Harold Burroughs were married Aug. 11, 1940. He died Jan. 1, 1990.
Burroughs had been a cook at American Care Center. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church.
Survivors include two sons, Harold Burroughs of St. Louis, Dale Burroughs of Altenburg, Mo.; two daughters, Donna Tucker of Perryville, Sandra Buchheit of Jackson, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Friends may call at Young and Sons Funeral Home from 5-9 p.m. today, and Wednesday from 6:30-9 a.m.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church. The Rev. Matthew Marks will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Printed in the Tuesday, October 30, 2001 edition of the Southeast Missourian newspaper.
A funeral will be held Wednesday, October 31st, 2001 for 83-year-old Elvira Gertrude Burroughs of Perryville who died Sunday, October 28th at the Perry County Nursing Home.
She was born February 2nd, 1918 in Frohna, the daughter of Joseph and Amalia (Oberndorfer) Kramer who both preceded her in death.
She married Harold Burroughs on August 11th, 1940. He preceded her in death.
Two sons, Harold Burroughs Jr. of St. Louis and Dale Burroughs of Altenburg, survive her.
Two daughters, Donna Tucker of Perryville and Sandra Buchheit of Jackson, also survive her.
Nine grandchildren and six great grandchildren also survive.
Three brothers, Edmund, Paul and Gilbert and one sister, Emma Bodenschatz, also preceded her in death.
She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville and was a cook at the American Care Center.
Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Tuesday and 6:30-9 a.m. Wednesday at the Young and Sons Funeral Home in Perryville.
A funeral for 83-year-old Elvira Gertrude Burroughs of Perryville will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 31st at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Rev. Matthew Marks will officiate.
Memorials may be made to the Southeast Hospice or Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
Printed in the Sun-Times newspaper, Perryville, MO
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