Mildred Burd

Mildred C. Burd CHEROKEE - Mildred Culpepper Burd, 90, passed away peacefully Aug. 30, 2009, in the comfort of her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Norfolk, April 12, 1919, to the late Clarence Parsons and Roxie Whitehurst Parsons. She was from the Deep Creek community in Chesapeake, and a member of the Deep Creek Baptist Church. She was a retired cosmetologist. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Bert Culpepper Sr.; two sisters, Gladys Wade and Madeline Rowe; and her second husband, retired Capt. William Burd. She is survived by one sister, Velma Barlow and husband Bill of Chesapeake; three children, Bert Culpepper Jr. and wife Carol of Chesapeake, Janet Sanders and husband James of Cherokee and Linda Jones and husband Sidney of Suffolk; seven grandchildren, Bert Culpepper III and wife Blaire, Troy Culpepper and wife Debra, all of Chesapeake, Lori Sanders, Dr. Blythe Winchester and husband Justin, James Sanders II and wife Magda, all of Cherokee, Dana Vaughan and husband Glen and Sidney Jones III, all of Suffolk; and seven great-grandchildren, Peter, Scarlet, Olivia, Luke, Sophia, Sayre and Jacob. Mildred loved to travel and be with her family and she had a passion for reading. Her last years were filled with fun and adventure. She went fishing in Myrtle Beach, S.C., celebrated New Year's Eve in New York City and this year celebrated 90 fabulous years at a birthday luncheon with all her family and friends. She was the strongest link in her family's lives that will never be forgotten. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 1 p.m. in the Culpepper Family Cemetery, Old Mill Road, Chesapeake. Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, is handling arrangements. www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com.