Roberta Burton

Roberta Burton obituary, Maywood, IL

Roberta Burton

Roberta Burton Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 17, 2015.
Roberta Burton. Devoted Mother of Eddie Lee Burton, Jr., Linda Reedy, Diane (Keith) Hill, Sharon (Sammie) Bolden and Antoinette (Larry) Pinson. Loving Daughter of the late Eli and Seronie Darnell. Grandmother of Efrem Burton, Monica Burton, Eddie Lee Burton III, Kimberly Hose, Dionne Roy (Louis), Eugene Reedy, Shanteau Nelson (Adam), Charmaine Walker (Blair), Catrina Brooks, Anthony Reedy, Terrence Burton, Timothy Lee Burton (Amy), Chanda Allen-Baffoe (Kwamena), Sarita Battles (Shun), Sammie Williams Bolden (Kolbi) and Merlin Burton, Renita Turner, Winston Lee and Derrick Robinson preceded her in death. Great Grandmother of 39 and Great Great Grandmother of 11. Dear Sister of Lillian Hightower of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dear Aunt to many. Visitation on Sunday, December 20th at Russo's Hillside Chapels, 4500 Roosevelt Road, Hillside, IL 60162 (Between Mannheim and Wolf Road) from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Funeral Monday, December 21st everyone is to meet directly at Rock of Ages Baptist Church, 1309 Madison Street, Maywood, IL 60153, for a one hour visitation from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the Funeral Service starting at 11:00 a.m. Interment at Oakridge Cemetery. For additional info call (708) 449-5300. Please visit Roberta's personal tribute website at www.russohillsidechapels.com and sign her guestbook.

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