Funeral services for Virginia A. Burns, age 85, of Fayetteville, will be conducted Monday at 11 a.m. at Higgins Funeral Home with Rev. Don Russell officiating. Burial will follow in Prospect Cemetery beside her late husband Mac McCutcheon. Mrs. Burns passed away Saturday morning in Donalson Care Center.
Mrs. Burns was a native of Franklin County, the daughter of the late Floyd Damon and Pearl Campbell Garner. She was a cashier at Gerald’s Foodland and a member of the Park City Baptist Church.
Survivors include her daughter Carolyn Cole and husband Jay of Woodbury, TN, son Neal Johnson of Shelbyville, TN, grandchildren Sean Cole, Misty Cole, Terra Benton, Clay Johnson, Lee Johnson, Jon Johnson, sister Edith Besheres and husband Bill of Manchester, TN, brothers Floyd Garner of Madison, AL, Forrest Garner of Athens, TX and 4 great grandchildren. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by sister Cheri Miller and brother Ralph T. Garner.
Visitation with the family will be Sunday from 4 until 6 p.m. at Higgins Funeral Home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.
I worked with Ms. Virginia years ago at FoodTown and we always had a lot of fun and laughs at work. She was a beautiful person, inside and out, and always had such a great zest for living. I am blessed to have had her for a friend for so many years! She used to like to bake and would always bring me a slice of almost every cake she made and I was always happy to get it…she was an excellent cook. To her family, I say you are very blessed to have had such a wonderful mother and that I am sorry for your loss. To Ms. Virginia, I say farewell, my friend… Your toils of life are over and now it is time to gain your reward! God bless you all, now and always.
So sorry for your loss… Worked with Mrs. Virginia for years at Foodtown… My deepest sympathy for your loss..
Ms. Virginia touched many lives during her long tenure and career with Gerald’s Foodland. I must tell you how much I love this photograph. This era of hairstyles, clothing etc. only accents the real beauty of this lovely lady. My deepest sympathy goes out to you at this sad time.