Pansy J. Burton

June 26, 1932 - March 22, 2020

Pansy Jones Burton, 87, of Freedom, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2020, at her home. Born June 26, 1932, in Orange Burg County, S.C., a daughter of the late Marion and Alice Carson Jones, she was a former employee with the Pennsylvania Railroad. She was a member of the First Baptist Church, Freedom. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wesley M. Burton Sr., 2012; four sisters, Alvilda Jones, Fannie Zimmerman, Martha Jones, and Alice Britt; two brothers, Rome and Marion Jones; and two nieces, Catherine Sykes and Margie Cobb. Surviving are one son and daughter-in-law, Wesley M. Jr. and Charese Burton, Hopewell; five grandchildren, Shayla Dalton Franco and her husband Isaac, San Diego, Calif.; Antoine Burton and his wife, Caitlyn, West Hollywood, Calif.; Quentin Burton, Long Beach, Calif.; Chase Goode, Oxnard, Calif.; and Elyse Myers and her husband, Christopher, Jacksonville, Fla.; great-grandchildren, Kaedyn Goode, Bixler Myers, Sophia Franco and Josiah Franco; two sisters, Gloria Brown, Saint George, S.C., and Thelma Glover, Washington, D.C.; a beloved niece, Mary Jane Gilliam, Ambridge; and several other nieces and nephews. Due to the coronavirus restrictions for health safety, the family will have no public visitation and a private committal service will be held Friday in Oak Grove Cemetery, Freedom. Officiating will be Minister Cicero Lassiter. A celebration of life memorial service will be held at a later date. Friends may express their condolences by sending a card to the family or donating to the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are by WILLIAM MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, INC., 349 Adams St., Rochester.