Gertrude A. Burcham, 89, of Port Charlotte, FL died April 14, 2007. She was born December 5, 1917 in Alton, IL and moved to this area in 1979 from Mattoon, IL. She retired as a Postal Clerk for the US Postal Service in Bunker Hill, IL in the late 60s. Currently, Miss Gert was the organist for the Cleveland Baptist Church. She was a member of the Cleveland Baptist Church, her faith and her church family were her life.
She will be dearly missed by her sister, Darlene Harry Dustman of Scottsboro, AL; her stepchildren and her nieces and nephews. She was pre deceased by her husband, Otis T. Burcham in 2002.
A Memorial Service will be held 6:00 pm, Sunday, April 29, 2007 at the Cleveland Baptist Church, 6600 Cleveland Road, Punta Gorda, FL, followed by a time of fellowship. The inurnment will be at the Dodge Grove Cemetery in Mattoon, IL. In lieu of flowers, please make donations in her memory to the church.
