Mrs. Evelyn Smith Burdett, age 89 of Trion, GA. passed away Monday, June 14, 2010 in Redmond Regional Medical Center.  She was born March 12, 1921 in Greenwood, SC.  She was retired from Mount Vernon Mills, a member of the Quarter Century Club, and was a member of the Trion United Methodist Church where she sang in the Church Choir for 50 years.

Mrs. Burdett was preceded in death by her husband, James H. Burdett; son, Richard Dale Burdett; father and mother, James Pratt and Ida Helen Hellams Smith; sisters, Alice Mabrey and Hazel maffett; and brother, James Pratt Smith, Jr.

Mrs. Burdett is survived by her sons and daughter-in-law, James M. and Pat Burdett of Peachtree City, GA; Winston R and Jimmie Lee Burdett of Mountain City, TN and Marilyn Burdett Clark of Summerville, GA; sister Grace Hawthorne of Abbeyville, SC, grandchildren, Ronald G. Burdett, Pamela Burdett Fincher, and Melissa Burdett; 6 great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews also survived.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, June 17, 2010 at 2 pm from the chapel of the Ewrin-Petitt Funeral Home with Rev. Art Graves and Rev. Rob Pierce officiating.   Interment will follow in th West Hill Cemetary.

Mrs. Burdett will lie-in-state Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 12 to 2pm.

Pallbearers will be Ted Clark, Bobby Fincher, Ronald Burdett, Dennis Bryant, Johnny Ingle, Ryan Gravley, Brian Fincher and Kevin Wallin.  Honorary Pallbearers wil be the Trion United Methodist Church Choir.

In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to Trion United Methodist Church.

Erwin-Petitt Funeral Home is in charge of the funeral arrangements for Mrs. Evelyn Smith Burdett who passed away on Monday.

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