Mrs. Cora Ann Ross Burden, 81, of Homestown, died Jan. 14, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 11, 1910 in Grenada, Miss., she was the daughter of the Rev. Robert and Adella Ross. She was a member of the St. Paul M.B. Church. She was the widow of Alexander Burden and was also preceded in death by a son, Moses Lamon.
She is survived by four sons, Alexander Burden Jr. of St. Louis, Harvey L. Burden of Bragg City and James and Willie Frank Burden, both of Wardell; Six daughters, Dasie Robinson of Alton, Ill., Essie Hurt of Chicago, Clara Allen and Marie Battle, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary A. Mays and Joyce Burden, both of Wardell; Two brothers, Robert Ross Jr. of St. Louis and T.B. Ross of Hermondale: Four sisters, Ida Miller of Gobler, Maggie Robinson of Grenada, and Mamie Starks, Minnie Burkes and Ardella Harper, all of Chicago; Thirty-six grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and two great-great-gradchildren.
Services were Jan. 17 at St. Paul M.B. Church, the Rev. Emmanuel Loftron officiating, with burial in Homestown Cemetery, Jimmy Osburn Funeral Home of Wardell in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1992
She is survived by four sons, Alexander Burden Jr. of St. Louis, Harvey L. Burden of Bragg City and James and Willie Frank Burden, both of Wardell; Six daughters, Dasie Robinson of Alton, Ill., Essie Hurt of Chicago, Clara Allen and Marie Battle, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary A. Mays and Joyce Burden, both of Wardell; Two brothers, Robert Ross Jr. of St. Louis and T.B. Ross of Hermondale: Four sisters, Ida Miller of Gobler, Maggie Robinson of Grenada, and Mamie Starks, Minnie Burkes and Ardella Harper, all of Chicago; Thirty-six grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and two great-great-gradchildren.
Services were Jan. 17 at St. Paul M.B. Church, the Rev. Emmanuel Loftron officiating, with burial in Homestown Cemetery, Jimmy Osburn Funeral Home of Wardell in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1992
Mrs. Cora Ann Ross Burden, 81, of Homestown, died Jan. 14, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 11, 1910 in Grenada, Miss., she was the daughter of the Rev. Robert and Adella Ross. She was a member of the St. Paul M.B. Church. She was the widow of Alexander Burden and was also preceded in death by a son, Moses Lamon.
She is survived by four sons, Alexander Burden Jr. of St. Louis, Harvey L. Burden of Bragg City and James and Willie Frank Burden, both of Wardell; Six daughters, Dasie Robinson of Alton, Ill., Essie Hurt of Chicago, Clara Allen and Marie Battle, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary A. Mays and Joyce Burden, both of Wardell; Two brothers, Robert Ross Jr. of St. Louis and T.B. Ross of Hermondale: Four sisters, Ida Miller of Gobler, Maggie Robinson of Grenada, and Mamie Starks, Minnie Burkes and Ardella Harper, all of Chicago; Thirty-six grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and two great-great-gradchildren.
Services were Jan. 17 at St. Paul M.B. Church, the Rev. Emmanuel Loftron officiating, with burial in Homestown Cemetery, Jimmy Osburn Funeral Home of Wardell in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1992
She is survived by four sons, Alexander Burden Jr. of St. Louis, Harvey L. Burden of Bragg City and James and Willie Frank Burden, both of Wardell; Six daughters, Dasie Robinson of Alton, Ill., Essie Hurt of Chicago, Clara Allen and Marie Battle, both of Dayton, Ohio, and Mary A. Mays and Joyce Burden, both of Wardell; Two brothers, Robert Ross Jr. of St. Louis and T.B. Ross of Hermondale: Four sisters, Ida Miller of Gobler, Maggie Robinson of Grenada, and Mamie Starks, Minnie Burkes and Ardella Harper, all of Chicago; Thirty-six grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and two great-great-gradchildren.
Services were Jan. 17 at St. Paul M.B. Church, the Rev. Emmanuel Loftron officiating, with burial in Homestown Cemetery, Jimmy Osburn Funeral Home of Wardell in charge.
Democrat Argus - Caruthersville, Mo. - 1992
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