Mrs. Gladys Cromer Burnam

Mrs. Gladys Cromer Burnam obituary, Americus, GA

Mrs. Gladys Cromer Burnam

Gladys Burnam Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by West's Mortuary on Apr. 3, 2023.

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The funeral service for Mrs. Gladys Burnam of Montezuma, Georgia will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, Montezuma, Georgia with Pastor Allen Waters, officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Cemetery.
Mrs. Gladys Elizabeth Cromer Burnam was born on March 27, 1930 in Macon County, Georgia to Otis Cromer, Sr. and Minnie Sullivan Cromer. At an early age, she professed her faith in Jesus Christ and joined New Hope Baptist Church.
Gladys attended the public schools of Macon County and graduated from Flint River Farms School. She was employed at Southern Frozen Foods for a number of years, and later she held various housekeeping jobs. She was married to Fred L. Burnam in 1960 and they were blessed with a beautiful family. Her gentle spirit and loving personality will live on in the hearts and minds of her family and friends. She departed this life on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Houston Medical Center, Warner Robins, Georgia. She was preceded in death by her parents: Otis Cromer, Sr. and Minnie S. Cromer and her siblings: Otis Cromer, Jr., Lawrence Cromer, Ola Mae Cromer, Elsie Jean Faines and Wilmotine Haugabook.
Her beautiful memory will forever be cherished by her children: Cynthia Burnam of Warner Robins, Georgia, Kenneth Burnam of Hartford, Connecticut, Kelvin Burnam (Susie) of Americus, Georgia, Rodney Burnam (Linda) of Riley, North Carolina, Rhunette Burnam and Tonya Burnam of Montezuma, Georgia; twenty-seven grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, fifty-seven great grandchildren, one great great grandchild; three devoted cousins: Hubert West, Carolyn Engram and Roze; a devoted friend, Lois Terry; a host of nieces and nephews, cousins, other loving relatives and friends.
To view this service live or at a later date, click on the link below: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/CTFY4VcAPbQ

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