Rosa Leona Burns

September 16, 1930 - March 27, 2013

ROSA LEONA BURNS Rosa Leona Burns was born in Antioch, Oklahoma on September 16, 1930 to James Edward and Leona Grace (Lowry) Arledge Dehart and entered eternal life on March 27, 2013 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Rosa grew up and attended school in Maysville. On August 30, 1948 she married Jack Carl Burns in Gainesville, Texas. Together the couple made their home in Pauls Valley and then moved to Lamont, California. In 1994 they returned to Pauls Valley. Rosa was a member of the Hamony Baptist Church of Lamont, California. She loved reading and playing bingo. Rosa enjoyed listening to blue grass music and working crossword puzzles. Mrs. Burns is survived by: Her daughter – Sharon Pingleton and husband, Don of Pauls Valley 2 sons – James Burns and wife, Deborah of Ada, Oklahoma; John Burns and wife, Patricia of Bakersfield, California Grandchildren: Cheryl Riggs, Brian Pingleton, Marla Johnson, Brian Martinez, Sammy Gibson, Denise Burns, Jamie Burns, and Josh Burns 14 Great-Grandchildren Mrs. Burns is preceded in death by her parents, James and Leona Arledge; her husband, Jack Carl Burns; her brother, Carl Arnold; sisters, Valley Daffern, Jessie Mae Henry, Eva Martin, Dovey Pearce, Lovey Chastain, Mary Whitefield, Nora Duffy and Irene Arledge; her granddaughter, Sarah Burns. Graveside funeral services for Rosa Leona Burns are scheduled for Friday, March 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery with Bro. Jimmy Dehart officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Wooster Funeral Home. You may send a condolence to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com