Mary Hassell Burch

Mary Hassell Burch passed peacefully at home into eternal life on Epiphany Sunday January 7th, 2024, in the presence of her loving husband and children during the hour of Divine Mercy. She had received all the last rites of the church including viaticum and the apostolic blessing. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cecil Irwin Hassell and Hortense Hinton Hassell. She was a native of Laurel, Mississippi, and a longtime resident of Mobile, Alabama where she attended Old Shell Road Elementary school. Mary was a proud graduate of Murphy High School and the University of Alabama with a BS in Human Nutrition, Dietetics. She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Andrew D. Burch Sr. M.D., their nine children, Andrew Damrell Burch Jr. M.D. (Lisa Bosarge Burch M.D.), Marianne Haas (Roger Gordon Quinn), Catherine Elizabeth Burch, Barbara Mjor, Susan Burch Waltman (James L. Waltman, Jr.), Ernest George Burch M.D. (Ashley Muscat Burch), Daniel Christopher Burch M.D. (Kristie Blanchard Burch M.D.), Thomas Michael Burch M.D. (Annette Mizuguchi M.D), Patricia Lockhart Burch M.D. (Matthew Seese), 15 grandchildren, Andrew Damrell Burch III (Casey), Matthew Christopher Burch (Jennifer),Leland L. Davis RN (Katie), Jonathan M. Davis M.D. (Jessi), Ronnie Andrew Tisdale, Katrine Mjor, Alexandra Mjor, Mary Catherine Waltman Gorham (Robert Coursey Gorham), James Lowery Waltman III, Laura Claire Waltman Ramos (Nicolas Pedro Ramos), George Joseph Burch, Laura Anne Burch, Anna Claire Burch, Mary Caroline Seese, and Matthew John Seese II, four great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. The family wants to thank Father Dan Good, Father Bry Shields, Keith Varden M.D, Michele Smith RN, and Gentiva Hospice for their kind and compassionate end of life care for our mom. Memorials may be made to the charity of your choice, or Father Good’s churches: https://stsphilipandmichael.com/online-giving or Saint Ignatius Build Something Beautiful for God Phase II: https://www.stignatiusmobile.org/giving/memorials-or-honorariums/ Phase II of the campaign benefits the school and the children. Mary Burch was all about the children, always.The family will receive friends from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. on Friday, January 12, 2024 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated from St. Ignatius Catholic Church on Friday at 11:00 A.M. Interment will be in Pine Crest Cemetery. Arrangements are by Ascension Funeral Home, 1016 Hillcrest Road, Mobile, Alabama 36695.