Jessie D. Burnette

Jessie Burnette Obituary

Jessie D. Burnette, 85, of Wirtz, went home to be with the Lord and her husband, Tom, on January 16, 2009. She and her husband operated Burnette's Diner in the 50's and 60's in Roanoke, Va. They also were independent mail contractors with the U.S. Postal Service. She is predeceased by her husband, Delmar L. Burnette (Tom), her father, Jay Earl Deer, mother, Ethel Christine Deer, grandsons, Donnie Groseclose and Warren "Peanut" Bishop. Also predeceasing her are her three sisters and two brothers. Surviving are her daughters and spouses, Evelyn and Don Groseclose, Bonnie and Danny Sheetz; daughters, Kathryn Burnette, BJ and partner, Ruth Frazier. Also surviving are her sons, Delma and Debbie Burnette, David and Lucia Burnette; seven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; two sisters, Clara Ingram and Jean Canter. She will surely be missed by all. Funeral services will be conducted from Flora Funeral Chapel Monday January 19, 2009 at 11 a.m. The Reverend Melvin Harris will be officiating. Interment will follow at Franklin Memorial Park. Her family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday, January 18, 2009, at Flora Funeral Service, 665 South Main Street, Rocky Mount, Va. www.florafuneralservice.com. The family would like to thank the staff of Trinity Mission Health and Rehab of Rocky Mount, Va. for the care and love shown to our mother during this time of need. We would also like to thank our mother for the love and understanding she and daddy gave us all. Mom and dad, enjoy your new life together.

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Published by Roanoke Times from Jan. 17 to Jan. 18, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for Jessie Burnette

11 Entries

Joyce Nester Rotenizer

January 21, 2009

With deepest sympathy on the loss of your beloved Jessie. May the thoughts and prayers of those around you help the healing begin.
Daughter of Beulah Burnett Nester.

bobby nester

January 20, 2009

ALL OUR PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU ALL.
BOBBY AND KATHY NESTER
(beulahs son )

Stephanie Shreve

January 19, 2009

Dave and Lucia,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.

kayla groseclose

January 18, 2009

grandma, i am one of your many great grandchildren and although i wasn't around as much as some of the others i loved you just as much. I believe that i have taken after you in many ways, one being my love for cats. ill never forget the day i brought those kittens to the nursing home in july 2008 and seeing the look on your face. you hadn't seen a real cat in years and i truly believe you felt peace and that made me so happy. I am so happy that you are in peace now even though selfishly i wish you were here. you will be forever missed and never forgotten. i love you.

Cindy Wiley

January 18, 2009

To my grandmother, that finally made her way to heaven, to be with her true love. It took almost 26 years for you to get there to be with him. We will miss you here,but we will see you one day, when the time comes. I always tell the kids when the time comes. Death is hard to take and to understand and we all know that day will come. We also know that death brings you life with God. I try not to cry, but I will miss you and maybe some of my tears are for you being gone and are very selfish, but most of my tears are because, I love you and I know that you are where you belong, beside our grandfather and your husband that has been waiting for you in HEAVEN.

You have left behind a strong family and we will make it here, though we will miss you.

John Reese & Judy Crook

January 18, 2009

Our sincere sympathy to all the Burnette family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Helene Nester

January 18, 2009

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Elsie Nester Turman

January 18, 2009

I am Beulah's daughter and am so sorry for your loss. Yes My memories of Jessie was that she was a wonderful lady.I do have memories of her and Tom Very fond ones and deeply share your grief. My god send his conforting spirit to each one of you. Your cousin Elsie

Nila Reynolds

January 18, 2009

Our condolences to all your family.My mother (Beulah)always talked about how hard you and Tom worked and the love you shared.Rest in peace and God bless all of your loved ones.

Kathryn Burnett

January 18, 2009

I have never been beside anyone until 01/16/2008 that passed on,I can honestly say it was something me and my family will always remember.Mom looked around the room at all of us after she had not opened her eyes for hours she had gone past the morphine and you could see she fixed on one thing let out her last breath it was if she seen GOD,there to take her home.She was a lady all her life .She and daddy raised 6 of us,I know that could not have been a easy job as we were hellons at times to say the least.She is definitely in heaven now w/her one and only true love of her life,along w/Peanut,Donnie,Chody and others .I look forward one day when God calls for me to reunite w/all of my loved ones that have crossed over to that wonderful place called heaven.You showed me that dying is to start living,it strenghed our already faith in the here after.Mama I love you Thanks to you and Daddy I have had a really wonderful life if it weren't for you two , and God trusting in me to take over the HCR contracts of the USPS I don't how I would have made it.Thanks again Til we meet again.Love Katty

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