Mildred Burba Barney Burke

94 year old Mildred Burba Barney Burke of Smithville died Saturday at DeKalb Community Hospital. She was a Methodist in belief but attended the Dry Creek Baptist Church. Burke was also a member of the U.S. Air Force Officers Wives Club, and a phone operator. The funeral will be Monday at 1:00 p.m. at DeKalb Funeral Chapel. Donald Owens will offciate. Burial will be at the Sugar Grove Cemetery in Wilmington, Ohio. Visitation will be Sunday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Monday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m. She was preceded in death by her parents, David and Bessie Sheets Burba; husbands, Oscar Barney and Billy Burke; sisters, Daisy Burba and Ocie Burnett; and a brother, Raymond Burba. Survivors include four children, Janet Sheets and her husband Les Gerhardt of Lampasas, Texas; Max R. and his wife Jewell Barney of Smithville; Karen Chambliss of Malabar, Florida; and Tom D. and his wife Lois Barney of Sandies Park, New Mexico. A sister, Freda Parks of Xenia, Ohio. Several grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews also survive. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.