Mary Louise Burdick's Obituary
ary Louise Burdick, daughter of Lou and Lola E. Cary DeCou, was born October 12, 1921, in Caney, Oklahoma. She departed this life Tuesday, March 11, 2008 in her home, near Eldridge, Missouri, at the age of eighty-six years, four months, and twenty-nine days. On July 23, 1938, Mary was united in marriage to Roy Wilbur Burdick and together they shared nearly forty-two years, until Roy’s passing July 3, 1980. Mary was also preceded in death by her parents; one granddaughter, Rose Sheldon; three grandsons, Terry Hutson, Bryan Sheldon, and Leon Mitchell; a brother, John DeCou; along with three sisters, Dorothy Norris, Elvira Vance, and Doris Brown. She is survived by four daughters, Molly Hutson and her husband, Bill, of Eldridge, Missouri, Betty Sheldon and her husband, Carl, of Low Gap, Arkansas, Mary Mitchell, of Hartville, Missouri, and Bonnie Ogden and her husband, Bill, of Hartville, Missouri; a son, Roy Burdick and his wife, Barbara, of Hartville, Missouri; twenty-three grandchildren; a number of great and great-great-grandchildren; a brother, George DeCou, of Las Vegas, Nevada; a number of nieces and nephews and many dear friends. Mary was born in Oklahoma and had moved to Oshkosh, Nebraska at an early age where she met and married Roy. In 1955, she and Roy moved to Wright County to make their home and to work on their farm. In 2002, Mary moved to Eldridge to live with her daughter. Mary had made her profession of faith in Christ and was a member of the Eldridge Full Gospel Church. In previous years she attended the Hilltop Church in Hartville. Reading her bible was a very high priority in her life. Mary spent time working at the Mansfield Nursing Home as well as the Tobin Hamilton Shoe Factory. She was a devoted homemaker to her family and enjoyed helping out on the farm throughout the years. In her spare time she enjoyed doing hand work, crocheting, sewing and quilting, tending to her garden, putting puzzles together, reading, and always stayed busy. Mary was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister and aunt, and was a caring neighbor and friend. She will be greatly missed and will forever live in our hearts. We will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends. Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, in the Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Hartville. Burial will be in the Steele Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday evening from 7 - 8:30 p.m. under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Hartville, Missouri. Return to top
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