Audria Isadora Burdette went home to be with the Lord, family and many friends on Tuesday, June 19, 2018, at the age of 95 years. A member of the Karns community and Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church for more than 60 years, she enjoyed crafting with the Home Demonstration Club, gardening, taking trips with her Sunday School class, cooking for family and friends and attending annual Radford family reunions in her birthplace of Coker Creek, Tenn. Audria is preceded in death by her parents, Napoleon and Bessie Radford, husband R.S. “Bob” Burdette, brothers Eric, Knox and Clark Radford, sister Jewel Woodruff and son, Gregory Burdette. She will be dearly missed by her sisters, Doris Garner and Dorothy “Tootsie” West, sons Robert (Beverly) Burdette, Timothy (Joan) Burdette, her granddaughter Audria (Brett) Mincey, great-granddaughter, Avery Mincey, and a host of extended family, all of whom she loved deeply. A Receiving of Friends from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. and Remembrance Service at noon will be held at Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church on Saturday, June 23. There will be a reception at the church following the service. Family and friends will meet 8:45 am Sunday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park for a 9:00 am interment. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Beaver Ridge United Methodist Church, 7753 Oak Ridge Hwy, Knoxville, TN 37931. Condolences are welcome at weaverfuneralservices.com.
