Bobbie Ann Burris Obituary (1935 - 2016)

Bobbie Ann Burris, 81, of Russellville, passed peacefully, surrounded by family, Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home. The daughter of Floyd and Gertie Kinder Johnson, she was born February 26, 1935 in Dover. She and Carroll Gene Burris married on June 16, 1951 at Russellville. Bobbie Ann worked at Crawford Elementary as a reading tutor, and with Carroll Gene at B&B Mini Storage and Whole Sale Tire in Russellville. She was a member of the First Baptist Church where she was a teacher in children's nursery for many years. She enjoyed shopping for antiques, crochet, seeing the country in the family RV, and cooking for her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Atheleen Williamson. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Carroll Gene Burris, Russellville; 3 sons and a daughter, David Burris, Louisville, Kentucky, Patricia "Pat" Milby (Alvie), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, Allen Burris (Debra), Russellville, Bob Burris (LeAnne), Russellville; 6 grandchildren, Ryan Hutcheson, Matthew Hutcheson (Sarah), Sherry Bartlett, Heather Bartlett, Maegan Pollack (Andrew), Paige Burris; a great granddaughter, MacKenzie Hutcheson; a niece, Becky Linker (Jim), Russellville. Funeral Service will be held at 10:00AM, Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Humphrey Chapel. Rev. Greg Sykes will officiate. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Russellville by Humphrey Funeral Service. Active pallbearers are Wayne Bradley, Blake Wilson, Elmer Padgett, Andrew Pollack, Keith Cogswell, Greg Grace, Greg Standridge, Bill Roys, Jim Linker. Honorary pallbearers are Ben Cross, Don Burnham, Freddie Williams, Charlene Hamm, Mark Johnson, Chase Smith, John LaFave, Mark Vaughn. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until service time at the chapel. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, 200 South Denver, Russellville, AR 72801 or Arkansas Hospice River Valley Home, 220 John Babish Lane, Russellville, AR 72801. Internet obituary and on-line guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.