Lucille was born on October 31, 1921 in Salem, Missouri to George Clark Inman and Thelma Loretta Inman (nee Reddick). She graduated from Salem High School in 1941. Lucille married Kenneth Oren Burleson in 1966. In 1941, she began working for United Telephone Company in Salem, Missouri as a telephone operator. She left the company in 1943 to be a homemaker and mother to her only child Billie Sue. She returned full time to United Telephone part time in 1959 then full time in 1960. She retired from United Telephone in Rolla, Missouri in 1983. She was a skilled cook, enjoyed her flower garden, and her monthly luncheon with fellow retirees. Her greatest joy was spending time with her two granddaughters. She was a member of the First Freewill Baptist Church in Rolla, Missouri.
Lucille was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Marjorie Irene Maxwell, Audrey Ada Pearl Martins and Mary Ruth Walker; husband, Kenneth Oren Burleson; daughter, Billie Sue Frendle; granddaughter, Tammy Sue Baker; and sons-in-law, William Edward Baker and Kenneth Everett Frendle, Jr.
Survivors include her granddaughter, Deborah Sue Davison and husband Daniel of Moberly, Missouri; great grandson Joshua Lee Davison and wife Jessica of Gladstone, Missouri; great great granddaughters Josephine Parker Davison and Julia Bernadette Davison of Gladstone, Missouri, and numerous nieces, nephews, and step grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Monday, January 13 from 1:00-2:00 pm, funeral service at 2:00 pm, with burial to follow, all at White Chapel Funeral Home and Cemetery. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Lucille's life.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the charity of your choice or any that help those afflicted with Arthritis or Macular Degeneration.
The family would like to thank staff at Moberly Nursing and Rehab for their care and dedication.
