In Memory of
Alma R. Burchfield
November 1, 1926 - June 3, 2016
Obituary
Alma Ruth Burchfield
Alma Ruth Burchfield went home to Heaven on June 3rd, 2016. She was 89 years old, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a long-time member at First Baptist Church Plano and a devoted member of her Sunday School class. She loved to travel and garden, and was a favorite among her many nieces and nephews.
Alma Ruth was born on November 1st, 1926, near Whitewright, Texas, to Joe Reeves and Mabel Fleeman Reeves, one of eleven children. A lifelong resident of Texas, she graduated from Whitewright High School. She was married to Tommie Burchfield on June 19, 1944, and they were married for nearly 61 years.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Burchfield, her daughter, Karen MacAleer, and her son, Larry Burchfield. She is survived by daughter-in-law, Ellen Burchfield, grandchildren Jenny and Aaron Elam, Missy and Nathan Boynton, Kathy and AJ Lewton, and Beth Burchfield, and 10 great-grandchildren.
In Memory of
Alma R. Burchfield
November 1, 1926 - June 3, 2016
Obituary
Alma Ruth Burchfield
Alma Ruth Burchfield went home to Heaven on June 3rd, 2016. She was 89 years old, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a long-time member at First Baptist Church Plano and a devoted member of her Sunday School class. She loved to travel and garden, and was a favorite among her many nieces and nephews.
Alma Ruth was born on November 1st, 1926, near Whitewright, Texas, to Joe Reeves and Mabel Fleeman Reeves, one of eleven children. A lifelong resident of Texas, she graduated from Whitewright High School. She was married to Tommie Burchfield on June 19, 1944, and they were married for nearly 61 years.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Burchfield, her daughter, Karen MacAleer, and her son, Larry Burchfield. She is survived by daughter-in-law, Ellen Burchfield, grandchildren Jenny and Aaron Elam, Missy and Nathan Boynton, Kathy and AJ Lewton, and Beth Burchfield, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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Euna Dee Reeves McCord
1907–1985
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William Wesley Reeves
1909–1988
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Albert Lee Reeves
1911–2003
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Margaret Reeves Brock
1913–1998
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Kathrine Reeves
1916–1931
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Mary Lena Reeves Hutcherson
1918–2010
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Velma Jo Reeves Furgeson
1920–1997
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Melvin Leon Reeves
1923–1968
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Pauline Mae Reeves
1924–1924
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Claude Glen Reeves
1929–2006
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