Sarah Virginia Burks' Obituary
Sarah Virginia Burks, age 85, was welcomed into heaven on June 20, 2018. She was born January 31, 1933 in Aberdeen, MS to Mertice Pearl Hardin and William Edward Glass. She was a longtime member of Germantown Baptist Church. She started her career with Mary Kay Cosmetics in February of 1980 and made her debut as a sales director in August of 1983. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Burks, Sr. and sisters, Catherine Rushing and Betty Stanford. She is survived by her children, Richard L. Burks, Jr. (Barbara), Larry W. Burks (Kathy), and Ginny B. Hoelscher; grandchildren, Erin Elizabeth Burks and Jake Burks. The family will receive friends at 12 Noon, Sunday, June 24 and funeral services celebrating her life will follow at 1 p.m., all at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery. The family requests memorial donations be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association or the Memphis Humane Society. Arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38119 (901) 767-8930. “Celebrating Life… Behind the Stone Wall”.
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