Obituary of Louise Weeks Burnham

Louise Weeks Burnham, 95, 278 Horseshoe Road, South Mills, NC died Friday, June 26, 2003, in the Albemarle Hospital. She was born in Pasquotank County, NC to the late Paul B. Weeks, Sr. and Eunice Williams Weeks and was the widow of the late Isaac Almond Burnham. Mrs. Burnham was a retired seamstress with Supak, a member and former clerk for Ebenezer Baptist Church and a member and past Worthy Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star, South Mills Chapter #270. She is survived by a daughter, Myra Gregory and husband, Joe H., of Brandon, FL; a son, Franklin Burnham and wife, Karen, of South Mills, NC; five sisters, Eunice Banks of Ahoskie, NC, Dora Craddock of Virginia Beach, VA, Ida Kitchen of Yale, VA, Irene Woolston of Southerland, IA, and Johnny Stallings of Elizabeth City; three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by five brothers, Herbert Weeks, Job Weeks, Paul B. Weeks, Jr., William Roy Weeks, and Charlie W. Weeks. Also, Mrs. Burnham was preceded in death by a grandson, Chris Burnham. Graveside services will be conducted Saturday, June 28, 2003, at 2:00pm in the South Mills Cemetery by Rev. Frank Thigpen. The family suggests memorial gifts be made to the Ebenezer Baptist Church, P.O. Box 219, South Mills, NC 27976. The family will be at their residence. Twiford’s Memorial Chapel, 405 E. Church Street, Elizabeth City, NC is in charge of funeral arrangements. To sign the online register, please visit www.twifordfh.com.