|
The Class of 59 extends its condolences and prayers to the family of Jim Burden upon his passing.
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, James G. "Jim" Burden Sr., 79, of Athens, Alabama, passed away at his home,
surrounded by family, after a long battle with cancer.
Jim was a longtime businessman and a member of Lindsay Lane Baptist Church in Athens, Alabama. He is survived by his wife, Jo Davis Burden, of 58 years; his son, James G. Burden Jr. (Kathy); his daughter, Jo Burden Beasley (Marc); five grandchildren, Krystal Burden Hays (Justin), Cody Beasley (Jessica), Heather Burden Poppell (Jonathan), Kayla Beasley McCravy (Tommy) and Jamie Beasley Walter (Easton); six great-grandchildren; two sisters; four brothers-in-law; four sisters-in-law; and a number of nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Saturday, January 16, 2021. Visitation will be held from noon until 2 p.m. at Roselawn Funeral Home Chapel, followed by a graveside service at 2 p.m. at Roselawn Cemetery in Decatur, Alabama. His brother-in-law, George Ratcliff, will be officiating.
|
Douglas Ann Thrasher (Livingston . )
JIM BURDEN WAS ONE OF THE NICEST BOY IN MY CLASSES. I PRAY FOR HIS FAMILY TO FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE SAVIOR AND HIS PERFECT PEACE AND COMFORT DURING THIS TIME OF LOSS.
DOUGLAS ANN THRASHER LIVINGSTON
Richard Allen
When Jimmy and I were pre-school age his father lived in a duplex house next door to ours on Third Avenue. My impresssion is that he and his wife had separated, and the mother had custody of Jimmy. He would periodically come and stay with his dad for a couple of weeks at a time and we would play together all day, every day. When he was not there I would pester his dad about when he was coming back because his visit was the highlight of my social season.
One of our favorite activities was to climb up on top of his dad's 9-foot high dog house and jump off. We would do it over and over again, and never got hurt. Did I say 9 feet--well it was more like 3 feet, but it seemed like a mountain to us pre-schoolers.
At some point after what seemed like a long time Jimmy became a Gordon-Bibber I think, but we were never as close as we were when we climbed those mountains together. Still, he was one of the good guys. RFSA