Doris Jean Burns

Doris J. Burns, age 87, of Riverside, passed away on February 10, 2022. She was born in Clay County, Kentucky to the late Roscoe and Sarah Burns.

She loved to garden and take care of plants and flowers. She enjoyed being a mother and grandmother most of all. She loved going with her grandchildren to Golden Corral. Her faith and her church were also a large part of her life. She will be greatly missed by everyone that loved her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her loving husband, Colonel Burns; her children: Marilyn Burns, Colonel Burns Jr., Donnie Burns, Paul Burns, and infant daughter, Rita Burns; and her siblings: Ambrose Burns, Marie Burns, Willie Burns, and Willard Burns.

Her memory will be cherished by the son she raised, Vernon Burns; grandchildren: Reagan (Tony) Mullis, Shannon Burns, James Webb, Jesse Webb, Tina Burns, Donnie Fisher, Elizabeth Burns, Colonel Burns III, Paul (Jennifer) Burns, Amber Jamison, and Amanda Burns; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

A visitation will be held from 9:30am to 10:30am on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Newcomer North Chapel, 4104 Needmore Road, Dayton, where the funeral service will begin at 10:30am. She will be laid to rest with her husband at Harshman Cemetery.

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