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 Mary Jane (Lindsay) Burris, age 77, of Liverpool, NY, passed away on Friday June 8, 2012 at The Center for Extended Care in Amherst, MA, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.
Born on March 22, 1935 in Stickney, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Orpha L Dickens Lindsay and James R Lindsay formerly of West Virginia and Flint, Michigan.
Mary greatly enjoyed creative arts with sewing, quilting, crocheting, and needlepoint an important part of her life, and she was passionate about teaching these skills to her daughters and friends. She was a caring and loving friend to those around her, always extending a hand to those in need. She loved the beauty of nature and spending time with Howard, family, and friends at their cabin on Charleston Lake in Ontario, Canada. Mary was an avid reader and supported local theatre. She had the opportunity to travel across the United States and Canada as well as around the world with Howard, living in Southern California, Germany and Egypt. Upon completion of her Associates Degree in Business, she was employed by Key Bank of Central NY.
She leaves behind Howard Burris, the love of her life and husband of 59 years, also of Liverpool, and their four daughters; Pamela Burris and husband Jefferson Johnson of Pelham, MA.; Rosemary Burris and husband Stephen Mader of Portland, OR; Sherry Burris of Raleigh, NC; and Patricia Burris Stimmel of Montrose, PA; their seven grandchildren Erica and Nicholas Wolff, Monica Mader, Nicole and Korey Stimmel, Owen and Elliot Melfi; along with three great-grandaughters Nailah, Amira, and Sumaya Ounzar. She is predeceased by her sister Joyce Jean Lewis of Petersburg, West Virginia.
Calling hours will be on Monday June 11 from 4 to 7 PM at the Maurer Funeral Home 300 Second Street, Liverpool. Funeral services will be on Tuesday, June 12 at 10:30AM at the Liverpool First United Methodist Church , 604 Oswego Rd., Liverpool. Burial will take place in the Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Alzheimers Association or The Center for Extended Care in Amherst, MA.
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Our condolences to your family at this time of sadness. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Jennifer Purdy and Family
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Jennifer Purdy
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To Howard and family, I am so sorry to hear about Mary's passing. She was a tough, strong woman who handled one of life's most difficult challenges with more courage than anyone else I know. She will be missed. Nancy Blake
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Nancy Blake
of Liverpool, NY |
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Howard,
We have so many good memories of Mary. We were also so very much impressed by the attentiveness and care you showed her the last time we were with you two. You were an inspiration to others.
May the Lord bless you and your family in every way.
Hoyt and Ruth
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Hoyt and Ruth Griffith
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