Martha Rose Burns

Martha Rose Burns, a native of Rose Hill, MS and a former resident of Columbia, MS died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Convent of Mercy in Mobile, AL where she has resided since 2014. Martha also resided in Hattiesburg, MS from 1982 until 2014 and was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church in Paulding, MS. She graduated as a Registered Nurse from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing, worked at Marion County General Hospital in Columbia, MS, Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg, MS and retired from Forest General Hospital in 1984. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cormac Burns; parents, James and Cyrillus F. Finnegan; brothers, John, William, Lawrence, Charles, Thomas, Joseph, Herman, and Patrick Finnegan; and her sisters, Sr. Melanie Finnegan, R.S.M., Velma Boswell, Marguerite Finnegan, and Sr. Teresa Finnegan, R.S.M. Survivors include: two daughters, Kathy Schumacher and Teresa Trudeau; one son-in-law, Tom Trudeau; two granddaughters, Claire Pegues and Sara Pegues; two sisters-in-law, Mamie Finnegan and Evelyn Finnegan; numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 A.M. on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Paulding, MS. Arrangements by Ascension Funerals & Cremations, 1016 Hillcrest Road, Mobile, Alabama 36695.