Mrs. Ione Shirley Burns' Obituary
Funeral services for Ione Shirley Burns, 94, of Moss Bluff will be Friday, December 5, 2014 at 11 AM at Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in DeRidder with Dr. Arthur Rockett, Rev Lindsey Burns and Rev Johnny Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Hill Cemetery in DeRidder. Friends may call Thursday, Dec 4th, 5pm till 8 pm then Friday, December 5th from 10 am until service time in the funeral home.
Mrs. Burns was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She was the daughter of two pioneer families of Beauregard Parish, the Shirley and the Lindsey families. She was the daughter of Daniel R and Margaret Lindsey Shirley.
She was married to John B “JB” Burns, Sr. for 73 and half years. She was loved in her community and was a long-time member of Trinity Baptist Church, Twelfth Street Baptist Church then First Baptist Moss Bluff and finally First Baptist Church in DeRidder.
She is survived by her husband, John B.”JB” Burns, two sons, John B. (wife, Betty) Burns, Jr of Lecompte, LA and Rev Lindsey (wife, Janet) Burns of DeRidder, LA; five grandchildren, Angie (husband, Jason) Derrick, Brad (wife, Felicia) Youngblood, Amy (husband, Skip) Birtman, Beth (husband, Steven) Knapp and Rebecca (husband, Kyle) Hogan, and thirteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The family has stated that memorial donations can be made to the First Baptist Church of DeRidder, Building Fund.
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