The Daily Gate City
Keokuk, Iowa
Monday
July 6, 1987Eva Lois Burdette
Eva Lois Burdette, 60, 1908 William St., died Sunday morning at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Mo.
She was born Sept. 5, 1926 in Keokuk, the daughter of Leo Vernon and Rose Elizabeth Dalton Bryant. She had been a lifelong resident of Keokuk. She married Darrell Burdette on July 23, 1943, in Memphis, Mo. She was a member of the New Testament Christian Church. For the past 30 years, she had been very involved in the foster care of emotionally disturbed children.
She is survived by her husband; sons Darrell Dean Burdette, Jr., and Steven Michael Burdette, both of Keokuk, Brian1 Lee Burdette of Burlington, and David Duane Burdette of Kahoka; daughters Rose Marie Woodard and Mary Ann Mahair, both of Keokuk; sisters Mary Jump and Helen Howard, both of Keokuk, Verna Griffin of Alexandria, Mo.; brother Ward Bryant of Keokuk; 13 grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Carrell Gene Burdette; her parents; and by brothers James, Willard, and Billy Bryant.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeJong's Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Hauser and Bro. Kim Mallette officiating. Burial will be in the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Tuesday and the family will meet with friends 7-9 p.m. A memorial has been established for the handicapped children.
Eva L. Burdette
Keokuk, Iowa -- Eva Lois Burdette, 60, 1808 William Street, died at 12:10 a.m. Sunday (July 5, 1987) in Barnes Hospital, St. Louis.
Mrs. Burdette was born Sept. 5, 1926 in Keokuk, the daughter of Leo Vernon and Rose Elizabeth Dalton Bryant. She married Darrell Burdette on July 12, 1943 in Memphis, Mo. and he survives. She was a lifelong resident of Keokuk and member of New Testament Christian Church. She was active for more than 30 years in the foster care of emotionally disturbed children.
Survivors also include her sons, Darrell Dean Burdette, Jr. and Steven Michael Burdette both of Keokuk, Brian1 Lee Burdette of Burlington and David Duane Burdette of Kahoka, Mo.; two daughters, Rose Marie Woodard and Mary Ann Mahair, both of Keokuk; four sisters, Mary Jump and Helen Howard, both of Keokuk, Freda Rose of Louisville, Ky., and Verna Griffin of Alexandria, Mo.; one brother, Ward Bryant of Keokuk, 13 grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were a son, and three brothers.
Services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Wednesday in DeJong Funeral Home, Keokuk, by Bro. Bill Hauser and Kim Marlette. Burial will be in Hickory Grove Cemetery north of Keokuk. Visitation will be after 2 p.m. Tuesday with family greeting friends from 7 to 9 p.m. in the funeral home.
A memorial fund for handicapped children has been established at DeJong Funeral Home.
Children:
Darrell Dean Burdette Jr. 28-May-1946 . Rose Marie Burdette 09-Sep-1947 . Carroll Gene Burdette 31-Jul-1950 01-Aug-1955 Steven Michael Burdette Sr. 24-Sep-1954 . Mary Ann Burdette 22-Mar-1956 . David Duane Burdette 30-Aug-1964 .
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