Loretta Miller Burroughs

Loretta Miller Burroughs obituary, Knoxville, TN

Loretta Miller Burroughs

Loretta Burroughs Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Bridges Funeral Home on Mar. 3, 2025.
Loretta Miller Burroughs (age 88) - born December 18, 1936, of Knoxville, TN, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on February 28, 2025. She was a member of Maryville Church of Christ.
Loretta was preceded in death by her parents Claude Miller and Pauline Burkhart Miller.
She is survived by her husband, Edward Halk Burroughs; children, Mark (Lori) Burroughs, Lucinda Burroughs and Amy (Jason) Fisher; grandchildren, Megan (Kevin) Rankin, Lauren (Daniel) Bouch, Abby (Mitch) Naylor, Grant (Anna) Burroughs, Jackson Fisher and Emerson Fisher; great-grandchildren, Lochlyn Rankin, Harrison Rankin, Darcy Bouch, Cordelia Bouch and Lorelai Bouch; sister, Jane Miller Savage; and sisters-in-law Shirley (Raymond) Wilson and Anita (Dwight) Van de Vate.
The family will receive friends at Bridges Funeral Home on Thursday, March 6, 2025, from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. A funeral service will follow at 7:00 PM with Minister Jeremy Weekly officiating. Family and friends will meet Friday, March 7 at 10:45 AM at Old Salem Cemetery on Wayland Road for an 11:00 AM graveside service.
Arrangements by Bridges Funeral Home, 5430 Rutledge Pike, Knoxville, TN 37924. www.bridgesfuneralhome.com
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