Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Burleson, Elelanor Virginia July 18, 2006 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Julia Williams Kodak Jkodak@charter.net August 3, 2006, 7:51 am Mitchell News-Journal 7/26/06 ELEANOR VIRGINIA BURLESON JOHNSON CITY, TN - Eleanor Virginia Gragg Burleson, 84, died Wednesday, July 19, 2006 at Johnson City Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Leason Carol Gragg and Dora Belle (Bean) Gragg, and wife of the late Robert Mitchell Burleson. She was also preceded in death by her sisters, Naomi, Rhona, Leota and Alma, and brothers, Windom, Morris, Shelby, W.B. (Short) and Wallace. She worked at Crossnore Boarding School and Sloop Memorial Hospital, and retired from Johnson City Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Clark Street Baptist Church in Johnson City. Survivors include her children, Kerry M. Burleson of Johnson City, Glenda C. Couch of Winder, GA., Steven W. Burleson of Gray, TN., Gary D. Burleson of Johnson City, Larry D. Burleson of Jonesborough, TN., Gail L. Parker of Akron, OH., and Bobby R. Burleson of Charlotte; 13 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; and 7 great great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 8 p.m. Friday at Clark Street Baptist Church. Rev. Mike Anglin officiated. Graveside services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in East Lawn Memorial Park. The family received friends from 6 p.m. until the service hour Friday at the church. Memorial donations may be made to Clark Street Baptist Church in Johnson City. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ncfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb