Thomas "Tommy" Wayne Burks was totally, completely and forever healed on February 14, 2019 at Baptist Reynolds Hospice House in Collierville, TN. He was born the fifth of six sons to Dwight and Myrtle (Hansford) Burks on March 13, 1933 in Cotton Plant, MS. He served in the United States Army in Korea during the Korean War. Soon after he was honorably discharged, he married Mary Ellen Hodges and enjoyed more than 63 years of marriage. Together, they had three children: Shelia Burks Rutledge (Dennis), David Wayne Burks and Marty Glen Burks. He was a member of Collierville First Baptist Church.
Tommy is preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, an infant sister and his youngest son, Marty Glen Burks. He is survived by his wife, Mary Ellen (Hodges) Burks, Shelia Burks Rutledge (Dennis), David Wayne Burks, Grandchildren [Emily Rutledge Bartosch (Aaron), John Rutledge and Andrew Rutledge] and Great Grandchildren (Samuel Thomas, Elaina Claire and Ruth Ellen Bartosch and Avery and Aiden Rutledge). The family requests that memorials be made to Diabetes Research Institute or American Heart Association in lieu of flowers.
A visitation for Thomas will be held Saturday, February 16, 2019 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Collierville Funeral Home, 534 West Poplar, Collierville, Tennessee. A funeral service will occur Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM, 534 West Poplar, Collierville, Tennessee. A committal service will occur at Fellowship Cemetery, 3680 County Rd 701, Ripley, Mississippi.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.colliervillefuneral.com for the Burks family.
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