Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Barbara A. "Barb" Burnell
( December 31, 1934 - December 3, 2016 )
Residence: Idaville, Indiana
Died: Saturday, December 03, 2016
Location: At her home in rural Idaville, Indiana
Age: 81
Date of Birth: Monday, December 31, 1934
Birth place: Bloomingdale, Indiana
Father: Marvin Bishop Lawson
Mother: Ruth ( Stokes ) Lawson
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Barb had lived in the rural Idaville, Indiana, area for the last several years.
Funeral Date: Friday, December 09, 2016
Funeral Location: 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Family and Friends
Burial will take place:
Private for the Family.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Barb was born in Bloomingdale, Indiana, attended and graduated from Kingman High School in Kingman, Indiana, in 1953. She lived in Riverside, Illinois with her sister, Virginia, and worked for the Burlington Railroad from 1953 - 1954. Barb also worked for Milwaukee Railroad until February of 1955. She attended Claim Street Baptist Church of Aurora, Illinois, for forty - five years. Barb taught four and five years olds in Sunday School for thirty - five years. She also taught children church for thirty years, and vacation bible school for thirty - five years. God’s Bible was Barb’s greatest asset and guideline for her life. Barb had worked at the African Violet Greenhouse part time for fifty - four years. She was an avid reader in later years and was always a lover of the Lord’s music.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the family. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On February 14, 1955, she married William James "Bill" Burnell; he passed away on September 16, 1989.
Survivors include:
Children, Pamela Kay Burnell, andWilson David Burnell, both of Illinois; Granddaughter, Carah of Illinois, andSeveral Other Grandchildren; Several Great Grandchildren; Siblings, Leland "Skip" (wife Sandy) Lawson of Covington, Indiana, and Earl Ray Lawson of Michigan; Dorothy Lou Jovanavich of Clinton, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Marvin Bishop and Ruth (Stokes) Lawson; Husband, William James "Bill" Burnell; Siblings, Doris Virginia Crippin, Marion Leon "Pete" Lawson, Bill Joe Lawson, and Martha Jane McIntire.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.
Died: Saturday, December 03, 2016
Location: At her home in rural Idaville, Indiana
Age: 81
Date of Birth: Monday, December 31, 1934
Birth place: Bloomingdale, Indiana
Father: Marvin Bishop Lawson
Mother: Ruth ( Stokes ) Lawson
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Barb had lived in the rural Idaville, Indiana, area for the last several years.
Funeral Date: Friday, December 09, 2016
Funeral Location: 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, Celebration of Life Service at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana
Clergy: Family and Friends
Burial will take place:
Private for the Family.
Visitation will be:
Gathering of Family and Friends will be from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Barb was born in Bloomingdale, Indiana, attended and graduated from Kingman High School in Kingman, Indiana, in 1953. She lived in Riverside, Illinois with her sister, Virginia, and worked for the Burlington Railroad from 1953 - 1954. Barb also worked for Milwaukee Railroad until February of 1955. She attended Claim Street Baptist Church of Aurora, Illinois, for forty - five years. Barb taught four and five years olds in Sunday School for thirty - five years. She also taught children church for thirty years, and vacation bible school for thirty - five years. God’s Bible was Barb’s greatest asset and guideline for her life. Barb had worked at the African Violet Greenhouse part time for fifty - four years. She was an avid reader in later years and was always a lover of the Lord’s music.
Special Services:
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the family. Envelopes will be available here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On February 14, 1955, she married William James "Bill" Burnell; he passed away on September 16, 1989.
Survivors include:
Children, Pamela Kay Burnell, andWilson David Burnell, both of Illinois; Granddaughter, Carah of Illinois, andSeveral Other Grandchildren; Several Great Grandchildren; Siblings, Leland "Skip" (wife Sandy) Lawson of Covington, Indiana, and Earl Ray Lawson of Michigan; Dorothy Lou Jovanavich of Clinton, Indiana; Numerous Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Marvin Bishop and Ruth (Stokes) Lawson; Husband, William James "Bill" Burnell; Siblings, Doris Virginia Crippin, Marion Leon "Pete" Lawson, Bill Joe Lawson, and Martha Jane McIntire.
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574 ) 583 - 8488.