| 1. | Billie Lyle Ware was born on 15 Dec 1929 in Mitchell County, , , North Carolina; died on 6 Feb 2020 in , Avery County, North Carolina, . Notes:
Billie Ware “Nee Naw” Burleson, age 90, of Newland, NC, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, at her daughter’s residence.
She was born on Dec. 15, 1929, in Mitchell County, NC, a daughter of the late William Wright Ware and the late Sara Estelle Griffin Ware. Billie was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church and enjoyed gardening and listening to the Swap Shop. She was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who truly loved her children, her “seven grandsons and Brooke” and her great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her Husband: William Loren Burleson; and Daughter: Lynda Wise.
Billie leaves behind to cherish her memory her Daughters: Connie (Ted) Greene of Boone, NC, and Martha Jo (Bruce) Buchanan of Newland, NC; Son: Tommy Loren (Denise) Burleson of Newland, NC; Sister: Dora (June) Horney, of Newland, NC; Brother: Ben (Luann) Ware of Newland, NC; Brother: George Ware of Newland, NC; Granddaughter: Brooke (BJ) Ruppard of Naples, Italy; Grandson: Kevin Greene of Oakland, Calif.; Grandson: Nic (Liz) Greene of Fayetteville, Ark.; Grandson: Robert Burleson of Manhattan, NY; Grandson: David (Nicole) Burleson of Newland, NC; Grandson: Quentin (Deborah (Fiance)) Burleson of Raleigh, NC; Grandson: Kyle Wise of Newland, NC; Grandson: Devin (Randa (Fiance)) Buchanan of Elizabethton, Tenn.; Great Grandchildren: Amelia, Abram, Connor, and Nora.
Services for Billie Ware “Nee Naw” Burleson were held at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, from the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church with the Rev. Tony Clark officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the church.
The family would like to extend their thanks to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Blue Ridge, Paige Miller and Loretta Buchanan for the loving and special care of our beloved “Nee Naw.”
Billie married William Loren Burleson about 1945. William (son of Harrison Sanford Burleson and Susan Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wiseman) was born about 1924 in , Avery County, North Carolina, ; died on 22 Dec 1998. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1929 - 2020 (90 years)