Irene Zella Burns Obit

Dougherty Cemetery

Rains Co. Cemeteries of Tx

Submitted by Elaine Nall Bay

Irene Zella Burns

1912 - 2004

Funeral services for Irene Zella Burns, 91, of Greenville, will be at 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 16, at Miracle Faith Baptist Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home, with Rev. J.D. Shedd officiating.  Burial will be in Hooker Cemetery. Pallbearers are James Burns, Joe Burns, Michael Burns, Jason Burns, Joe Laverne Moss, and Ryan Payne.  Mrs. Burns passed away Monday, June 14, 2004, in Greencrest Manor in Greenville.  She was born in Bigelow, Ark., Sept. 9, 1912, to Albert Lee Handy and Mary Elizabeth Yielding Handy.   She married Joe D. Burns on April 28, 1928, in Lone Oak.  She was a homemaker, and a member of Miracle Faith Baptist Church in Emory.  She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, J.D. and Lorine Burns of Lone Oak, and Bill and Rosa Burns of Lone Oak; son, Vernon Burns of Lone Oak; daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Paul Darden of Waco; sister, Mae Pederson of Oregon; ten grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and many friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers; three sisters; and three great-grandchildren.  Visitation is at Coker-Mathews Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 15, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.