Elizabeth Ellen Burba

Elizabeth Ellen Burba obituary, Upton, KY

Elizabeth Ellen Burba

Elizabeth Burba Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Manakee Funeral Home - Sonora on Oct. 3, 2025.

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Elizabeth Ellen Burba, 81, of Elizabethtown, passed away Wednesday March 5, 2025 at Baptist Health Hardin in Elizabethtown.She was born in Springfield to Marshall and Dorothy Mae Goode Royalty. She was a Addministrative Assisstant for the Kentucky Baptist Home for Children and loved helping other people.She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Otis L Burba, and a sister, Carol Mae Speakman.She is survived by her loving daughter, Elizabeth "Beth" (Joseph Peters) Burba of Elizabethtown, KY, two sisters, Rose Royalty of Bardstown, KY, and Betty Hagan of Bloomfield, KY, and two brothers, Bobby Royalty of Bardstown, KY, and Rev. David Royalty of Joelton, TN.Funeral Services will be held Monday March 10, 2025 12:00 pm at Manakee Funeral Home in Sonora, KY with Rev. David Royalty and Rev. Dewey Keys officiating. Burial will be held at the Sonora Cemetery.Condolences may be expressed on-line at www.manakeefuneralhome.com
Cemetery
Sonora Cemetery
1440 Sonora Hardinsprings Rd.
P. O. Box 303
Sonora KY 42776
US
Funeral Ceremony
Monday, March 10, 2025
12:00 PM -
Manakee Funeral Home Sonora
29 W. Western Ave.
Sonora KY 42776
US
Funeral Home
Manakee Funeral Home - Sonora
29 West Western Ave.
Sonora KY - 42776
US
270-369-7444
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