Obituary

Betty Louise Osburn Burks
(June 16, 1929 - April 9, 2019)

BETTY LOUISE OSBURN BURKS, 89, of Huntington, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. She was born June 16, 1929, in Wayne County, a daughter of the late Samuel and Verna Berry Osburn. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Johnnie Burks; four sisters, Pearl Osburn, Sylvia (Mac) Booten, Opal (Edgar) Adkins, Maxine (Willard) Kuhn; and four brothers, Bruce (Lelia) Osburn, Irvin (Bessie) Osburn, Roscoe (Nell) Osburn and Scott (Virginia) Osburn. She is survived by her son, Philip Burks; one brother, Carl (Emma) Osburn of Lavalette; one sister, Dorothy Mae (Norman) Adkins of Piqua, Ohio; one stepdaughter, Nina Clark of Huntington; stepsons, Michael Burks of Huntington and John (Stephanie) Burks of Hurricane, W.Va.; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Betty was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was a member of the church choir and the Osburn Quartet. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, April 12, 2019, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel, Barboursville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will take place at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, at a later date.