Ione Burton

Ione Purdum Burton

Ione Purdum Burton, 81, of Suncrest Drive, Lynchburg, died Dec. 9, 2010, at Virginia Baptist Hospital. She was born in Danville on May 8, 1929, to the late James Franklin Purdum and Bessie Vaden Purdum.

Ione was educated in the Danville public schools and she attended West Hampton College and Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University) both in Richmond. She was a registered nurse, having graduated at the top of her class from St. Luke's Hospital School of Nursing in Richmond in 1951. She was a member of the Lynchburg First Church of the Nazarene.

She is survived by her husband of 56 years, P. James Burton Jr.; a daughter, Carmen Ione Moritz and her husband, Bo, of Gloucester; three sons, William James Burton, of Lynchburg, Robert James Burton, of Lynchburg, and James Edward Burton, of Evington; 10 grandchildren, Kelsey Raye Burton, Zackary H. Burton, Gregory J. Burton, Benjamin J. Moritz and wife, Shaunna, Jeremy B. Moritz, Christopher M. Moritz, Katherine Wells Campbell and husband, Scott, Leigh Ann Burton, Emily Burton, Jacqueline Little; and four great-grandchildren, Haley M. Moritz, Benjamin J. Moritz Jr., Madalyn Burton Daisy Little.

She also was survived by an aunt, Carmen V. Funk and her husband, Robert, of Danville and an uncle, Claude J. Vaden, of Danville. In addition to the family, she had many friends including two very dear friends, Becky Moore and Linda Salmon.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010, at Heritage Funeral Service.

A funeral service will be conducted at 12 p.m. on Dec. 13, 2010, in the chapel of Heritage Funeral Service by Pastor Stephen Willis.

Heritage Funeral Service and Crematory, (434) 239-2405 is assisting the family. Memories and thoughts may be shared with the family at www.heritagefuneraland

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