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- Shelbyville News, 24 Jun 1998
Hepza I. Burkett, 78, Shelbyville, died Sunday at Major Hospital.
Born Oct. 15, 1919, in Shelbyville, she was the daughter of Sanford
and Arzora (Branyan) McColley. She married John Clifford Burkett on June 30,
1973, and he died in August 1985.
Mrs. Burkett was a homemaker.
She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, American Legion
Auxiliary, Shelby County Salon No. 281, Women's Relief Corps, and a former
member of Shelbyville's Rebekah Lodge.
Survivors include a son, Phillip Bassett, Shelbyville; a daught
Debbie Morgan, Texas; a brother, James McColley, Shelbyville; three sisters,
Isabelle Jeffries, Goldie Hungerford and Dorothy Brooks, Shelbyville; t
grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by seven brothers and one siste
Friends may call from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday at Murphy-Parks Funeral
Service, and from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodi
Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity United Methodist
Church, with Rev. Corlis Dees II officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill
Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Shelby County Cancer
Association.
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