Betty Lou Burroughs

January 23, 1925 - November 25, 2020

Betty Lou (Holmes) Burroughs, age 95, passed away November 25, 2020 in Century Assisted Living of Carbondale. She was born in Springfield on January 23, 1925, to William Warren and Nellie Belle (Creed) Holmes. She began school in a one-room schoolhouse taught by her aunt in the Ashland-Prentice area. Her family moved to Hutsonville when she was a teenager and she graduated from high school there. She married Paul Warren Burroughs on October 6, 1946 in Hutsonville. Betty and Paul spent their working years on the farm in Palestine “just down the road” from Otho and Flora Burroughs, Paul’s parents. They retired and moved to Phoenix in 1981 when Paul’s health had begun to decline. He passed away in May of 1990, and Betty remained in Phoenix until 2013 when she returned to be near her daughter’s, Sue and Judy. In addition to her parents and in-laws, Betty was preceded in death by her brothers, Robert (and wife, Mickey) Holmes and John Holmes. Surviving to remember her smile and the twinkle in her eyes are daughters, Sue Burroughs (David NewMyer) of De Soto and Judy Burroughs-McCord of Metropolis. Betty loved seeing and hearing about her grandchildren, Zoe (Ted) Roberts and children Tobias, Tabitha and Theodore of Golden Valley, Minnesota, Trevor (Jami) Murray of Armington, and Harley Marie McCord of Metropolis. The family would like to express great love and appreciation to the management and staff of The Villas of HollyBrook in Herrin for the wonderful living environment and loving atmosphere provided to our mother during the year she spent with them as well as to Century Assisted Living for the kindness and peace they provided during her final days. Cremation rites have been accorded. Interment of ashes will be provided by Goodwine Funeral Home in Palestine in Oak Grove Cemetery in the spring of 2021. Memorial contributions may be made in Betty’s name to St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Crain Pleasant Grove-Murdale Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.