Anita Sue Burns-Chrisman, age 74, of Joplin, passed away on Tuesday March 3, at Mercy Hospital, following an illness. Anita was born on February 5, 1941 in Burlington, Ks., the daughter of the late Charles William and Hazel Loretta (Dahl) Reynolds. She has been a long time Joplin resident. She graduated from Joplin High School. In her later years she worked for the Area Agency on Aging, retiring in 2007. She was a devout Christian. Anita married Benny L. Burns on April 12, 1958. He preceded her in death on August 5, 2008. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Betty Hinkle, and one brother, Billy Reynolds. She married Richard Chrisman on December 17, 2013 and he survives. Additional survivors include six children, Benjamin L. Burns and wife Annie, David W. Burns, Loretta S. Ritchie and husband Carl, Kimberly S. Burns-Starkey, Mary Lynn Vantrease, Robert W. Burns and wife Michelle; five step-children, Rick Chrisman, Patty Butler, Tanja Chrisman, Johnny Patterson, Robert Chrisman, and wife Becky, one brother, Robert Reynolds; three sisters, Helen Frew, Shirley Greninger, and Kathy Widener; fourteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Burial in Osborne Cemetery.
Burial in Osborne Cemetery.
Anita Sue Burns-Chrisman, age 74, of Joplin, passed away on Tuesday March 3, at Mercy Hospital, following an illness. Anita was born on February 5, 1941 in Burlington, Ks., the daughter of the late Charles William and Hazel Loretta (Dahl) Reynolds. She has been a long time Joplin resident. She graduated from Joplin High School. In her later years she worked for the Area Agency on Aging, retiring in 2007. She was a devout Christian. Anita married Benny L. Burns on April 12, 1958. He preceded her in death on August 5, 2008. She was also preceded in death by one sister, Betty Hinkle, and one brother, Billy Reynolds. She married Richard Chrisman on December 17, 2013 and he survives. Additional survivors include six children, Benjamin L. Burns and wife Annie, David W. Burns, Loretta S. Ritchie and husband Carl, Kimberly S. Burns-Starkey, Mary Lynn Vantrease, Robert W. Burns and wife Michelle; five step-children, Rick Chrisman, Patty Butler, Tanja Chrisman, Johnny Patterson, Robert Chrisman, and wife Becky, one brother, Robert Reynolds; three sisters, Helen Frew, Shirley Greninger, and Kathy Widener; fourteen grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and step-great-grandchildren.
Burial in Osborne Cemetery.
Burial in Osborne Cemetery.
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