Helen Burks Warburton, 83, of Confederate Blvd., Appomattox, died Wednesday, July 8, 2009 in Heritage Hall in Dillwyn. She was the wife of the late Stanley B. Warburton of Richmond.
Born in Buckingham County, March 11, 1926, she was a daughter of the late Josiah and Bessie Wright Burks. Helen was a member of Maple Grove Baptist Church and attended Gladstone Memorial Baptist Church. During the 1960's she managed the Exxon Service Station on Jefferson Davis Hwy., in Richmond.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Jean Shepherd and husband, Bill of Buckingham and Daphyne Hollins of Richmond and two sisters, Christine Light and Rachel Childress both of Gladstone.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Virginia Cunningham and Frances Moore and four brothers, Fulmer, Clyde, Roy, and Josiah Burks.
Funeral services will be held 3:00 pm, Saturday, July 11, 2009, at Robinson Funeral Home by Dr. James Fetty and Freddy Wells. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Graveside funeral services will be held 2:00 pm, Monday, July 13, 2009 in Maury Cemetery, Richmond.
Those wishing to make memorials please consider the Gladstone Memorial Baptist Church, 3745 Norwood Rd. Gladstone, VA 24553.