Shirley Ann Burkett

April 19, 1929 - August 28, 2020

Shirley Ann Burkett, 91, passed away on Friday August 28, 2020 at Rosedale Green Nursing Home in Covington, KY where she resided. Born April 19, 1929 in Bluefield, WV, she was a daughter of the late James Walter Tolbert and Mary Goldie Lawrence Tolbert. She lived in Bluefield for most of her life until she moved to Hebron, KY in 2011 to be with her daughter. Mrs. Burkett was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Bluefield and had worked at Thornton’s Co. and Stone & Thomas. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clifton Leon Burkett in 1990; and siblings, Carl Franklin Tolbert, James Earl Tolbert, Ray Jackson Tolbert, Bobbie Lee Tolbert, Glenna Snyder, Verna Mae Fivars Combs, and Benny Joe Tolbert. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Samuel Allen Burkett (Joyce) of Bluefield, VA, and Sharon Lynn Lawson (Michael) of Hebron, KY; grandchildren, Anne Stahl (Andy), Chris Lawson (Heather), Laura Harding (Jeff), Greg Burkett (Kari), and Melissa Suralik (Todd); great-grandchildren, Colin (Amanda) Stahl, Olivia Long (Nik), Liam Stahl, Emma Buskill (Andrew), Jack Lawson, Maya Lawson, Kate Woodhouse (Harding), Greta Burkett, Jake Burkett, Ryan Suralik, and Allison Suralik; great-great grandson, Theodore Stahl; nephews, Marty Fivars and Johnathan Combs; and niece Sandy Stansbury (Gary). A funeral service will be conducted on Wednesday September 2, 2020 from the Mercer Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until the service hour. Burial will be at Grandview Memory Gardens in Bluefield, VA where family members and friends will serve as pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org or by mailing to 225 N. Michigan Avenue, Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Those wishing to share memories or condolence messages with the family may do so by visiting www.MercerFuneralHome.com Mercer Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the family of Mrs. Shirley Ann Burkett.