Mrs. Sara Nell “Peggy” Burton, age 97, of Lanett, Alabama passed away on Sunday, February 17th, 2019 at the LaFayette Extended Care in LaFayette, Alabama.
Mrs. Burton was born in Ridge Grove, Alabama on June 26th, 1921.
She worked for the Batson-Cook Construction Company, where she was a bookkeeper. She also worked as a bookkeeper for the Burton-Knox Tire Company.
She was a member of the Lanett First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Guy Burton; son-in-law, John Ward; seven brothers and sisters.
Mrs. Burton is survived by her daughter, Elizabeth B. Ward, Hoover; grandsons, John Douglas Ward, Jr., William Christopher Ward, Tuscaloosa; nieces and nephews, Thomas and Kelly Gardner, Kenny and Kathy Knox, and several other nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be held on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 at 4:00P.M. EST at Resthaven Cemetery. The Reverend Ronnie Jordan officiating. The family will be receiving friends immediately following the graveside service.
Please visit her Memorial Tribute page at www.johnsonbrownservicefh.com to leave a condolence for her family, share a memory of Mrs. Burton, or to light a Remembrance Candle in her memory.
Johnson Brown-Service Funeral Home of Valley is directing.
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