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A graveside funeral service for Barbara Burke will be held at 2 PM Thursday, November 20, 2025, at Mer Rouge Cemetery, with Bro. Travis Arrant officiating. The family will have a brief visitation Thursday at the graveside, beginning at 1:30 PM.
Mrs. Burke, a resident of Bastrop, LA, passed away Monday, November 17, 2025, at the age of eighty-five. She is survived by her daughter, Terasa Montgomery of Bastrop; sons, Victor Burke, and wife Tollisa of Bismarck, AR, and Robert "Gary" Burke of Bastrop; sister, Shirley Wyatt-Goodwin, and husband Leo; six grandchildren, Craig Montgomery of Bastrop, Shane Montgomery, and wife Tiphini of Beekman, David Burke of Bastrop, Chase Burke, and wife Shara of Clark, MO, Robert "Butch" Burke of Bastrop, Miranda Burke-Franco, and husband Jesse of Bismarck, AR; and a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews
Mrs. Burke is preceded in death by her loving husband of 65 years, Woodrow "Woody" Burke; one grandson, Robin Heath Burke; one brother, Robert "Bob" Wyatt (late wife Hilda Wyatt); one sister, Virgie Wyatt-Phillips (late husband Barnie Phillips); and loving parents, Fred and Oralee Wyatt.
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