Obituary

Catherine Jean Burks
(December 8, 1950 - February 9, 2015)

Catherine Jean Burks, 64, of Huntington, WV, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015, in Cabell Huntington Hospital. Jean was born December 8, 1950 in Huntington, a daughter of the late Harold L. and Love Hughes Burks. Jean was a graduate of Huntington East High School, Marshall University (B.A.), and University of Utah (M.A.). She was an educational media specialist / librarian at various schools within the Salt Lake City, Utah school district. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her fiancée, Gerald H. Beck and a brother-in-law, William Maynard. She attended First Baptist Church of Ceredo. Survivors include: a sister, Carolyn Jane Maynard of Huntington; a niece, Leah Michele Maynard of Atlanta, GA and a nephew, Randall Alan Maynard of Milton, and many cousins whom she loved being with. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 pm Friday, February 13, 2015, at Chapman’s Mortuary, Huntington, with Pastor Rodney Hale officiating. Donations may be given in honor of Catherine Burks to the Marshall University Foundation, memo for library special collections, 519 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25703. Private burial will be in Spring Hill Cemetery, Huntington. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 2:00 pm Friday at Chapman’s Mortuary.