Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 20, 1993 TAG: 9306210160
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: E2 EDITION: METRO
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OBIT BURDETTE, JULIA SNEAD
BURDETTE, Julia Snead, 82, of Roanoke, passed away on Friday, June 18,
1993, in a Salem nursing home. She was born in Greenwood, S.C. and had been a
Roanoke Valley resident for many years. She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Roanoke and was a choir director and accomplished
artist and musician. She was a graduate of Lander College in Greenwood, S.C.
She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and proud of
being a Washington family descendant. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Rev. Al S. Burdette. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law,
Walker S. and Juanita H. Burdette; a brother, James K. Snead and a sister,
Laura Wells Free, both of Greenwood, S.C.; four grandchildren, Sharon Howard
of Roanoke, Stephanie Kepley of Charlotte, N.C., Joni Hubli of Boston, Mass.,
Christopher M. Burdette of Gainesville, Fla.; two great-grandchildren, William
Howard III of Roanoke, and Collin Kepley of Charlotte, N.C. A private
graveside service will be held on Tuesday. Friends wishing to call on the
family may do so at the son's home in Roanoke. Arrangements by John M. Oakey
and Son, Salem Funeral Home.
by CNB