Ruth L. Burcham

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Burcham, 88, are set for 1:00 p.m. Saturday November 15 at McPeters Inc. Funeral Chapel. Interment will be in Forrest Memorial Park.

Mrs. Burcham died Thursday November 13 at the Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth. She was born on June 14, 1926 to the late Wilburn “W.N.” Lewis and Lennie Vandiver Lewis.

Mrs. Burcham was a member of West Corinth Church of Christ for over 63 years. She worked at Weavers Factory, Kroger, was a homemaker and was the bookkeeper for Briggs Wholesale. She loved her flowers and keeping up her home.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; James C. Burcham, grandson; Andrew “Andy” Burcham; siblings; Corinna Lewis, Jeanene Curtis, Jeanette Briggs, Chester Lewis, Orville Lewis and James Lewis.

Mrs. Burcham is survived by two sons; David (Betty) Burcham and Timothy (Mattie) Burcham both of Corinth. She has three grandchildren; Stephanie (Ryan) Allenbach, Jonathan “Jon” (Sidney) Bullard, and Jeremy (Ashley) Burcham; two step-grandchildren Amanda Turner and Victoria Beavers Burcham. Also, she has three great grandchildren; Emma Allenbach, Mason Allenbach, Aiden Burcham and two sisters; Margret Dupree and Sue Null.

Visitation will be on Friday from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at McPeters Funeral Home.

Officiating the service will be Larry Muse.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Mrs. Ruth Burcham, to Pinvale Children’s Home: 1872 CR 700, Corinth, MS 38834 or to the American Cancer Society: P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123