Emily "Emmie" Rowland Burns, 85, widow of Richard Buchanan Burns, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at her home.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Edmonia Garrett Rowland. Mrs. Burns attended Sumter public schools and was a graduate of Salem College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Daughters Book Club, the Posse Cats and the Assembly Club.
Surviving are four sons, Richard Buchanan Burns Jr. of Sumter, Alwin Caruthers Burns III of Sumter, Claude Garrett Burns (Ellen) of Summerville and Charles Rowland Burns (Marian) of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Burns, Margaret Burns, Rowland Burns (Laura), Emily Burns, Rebecca Burns Jenkins (Blake), Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles G. Rowland II; and two sisters, Margaret Rowland Bagnal and Edmonia Rowland Stockton.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Earle Rowland officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2746, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Edmonia Garrett Rowland. Mrs. Burns attended Sumter public schools and was a graduate of Salem College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Daughters Book Club, the Posse Cats and the Assembly Club.
Surviving are four sons, Richard Buchanan Burns Jr. of Sumter, Alwin Caruthers Burns III of Sumter, Claude Garrett Burns (Ellen) of Summerville and Charles Rowland Burns (Marian) of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Burns, Margaret Burns, Rowland Burns (Laura), Emily Burns, Rebecca Burns Jenkins (Blake), Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles G. Rowland II; and two sisters, Margaret Rowland Bagnal and Edmonia Rowland Stockton.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Earle Rowland officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2746, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151.
Emily "Emmie" Rowland Burns, 85, widow of Richard Buchanan Burns, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, at her home.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Edmonia Garrett Rowland. Mrs. Burns attended Sumter public schools and was a graduate of Salem College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Daughters Book Club, the Posse Cats and the Assembly Club.
Surviving are four sons, Richard Buchanan Burns Jr. of Sumter, Alwin Caruthers Burns III of Sumter, Claude Garrett Burns (Ellen) of Summerville and Charles Rowland Burns (Marian) of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Burns, Margaret Burns, Rowland Burns (Laura), Emily Burns, Rebecca Burns Jenkins (Blake), Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles G. Rowland II; and two sisters, Margaret Rowland Bagnal and Edmonia Rowland Stockton.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Earle Rowland officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2746, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151.
Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Earle and Edmonia Garrett Rowland. Mrs. Burns attended Sumter public schools and was a graduate of Salem College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, the Sumter Junior Welfare League, the Daughters Book Club, the Posse Cats and the Assembly Club.
Surviving are four sons, Richard Buchanan Burns Jr. of Sumter, Alwin Caruthers Burns III of Sumter, Claude Garrett Burns (Ellen) of Summerville and Charles Rowland Burns (Marian) of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Burns, Margaret Burns, Rowland Burns (Laura), Emily Burns, Rebecca Burns Jenkins (Blake), Anna Burns, Olivia Burns and Banks Burns.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Charles G. Rowland II; and two sisters, Margaret Rowland Bagnal and Edmonia Rowland Stockton.
Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Earle Rowland officiating.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.
Memorials may be made to Sumter Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 2746, Sumter, SC 29151, or to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151.
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