SHERMAN – Graveside services for Betty Jo Alexander Burns, of Denison, will be held on November 5, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at Cedarlawn Memorial Park in Sherman under the direction of Bratcher Funeral Home.
Family night will be observed from 6:00 – 7:00 P.M., Monday, November 4 at Bratcher Funeral Home in Denison. Betty passed away Friday evening at a private care home in Sherman.
Betty was born in Sherman, Texas on April 29, 1925, the daughter of Claude Eugene and Mary Lou Alexander. She married Joseph Ray Burns, Sr. on August 8, 1942. Betty served as a PTA officer; was a member of Junior Alpha Delphi Club and the Dorcas Group of First Christian Church of Denison. She also worked in real estate and for Denison ISD.
Betty is survived by son Joe Burns, Jr. and wife Kathy of Bonham, son Jon Burns of Sherman, daughter Jan Fulenchek and husband Steve of Denison, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to First Christian Church of Denison.
Personal condolences may be made at www.bratcherfuneralhome.com