Dec. 21, 1920 – Dec. 22, 2011

WOODVILLE — Services for Oleta Rodgers Wilkinson Burcham, 91, a lifelong resident of Woodville, who died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Field Memorial Community Hospital, will be at 11 a.m. today at Newman Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joe Ratcliff and the Rev. Tom Sexton officiating.

Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Woodville under the direction of Newman Funeral Home in Woodville.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until service time today at the funeral home.

Mrs. Burcham was born Dec. 21, 1920, in Wilkinson County, the daughter of W.A. Rodgers and Cuba Jones Rodgers. She was a homemaker and a member of Woodville Christian Church.

Mrs. Burcham was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Jim Wilkinson and Enis Burcham; four brothers; four sisters; daughter, Sue Wilkinson Carter and an infant daughter.

Survivors include five daughters, Hulda McKey, Julia Wells, Jimmie McKey and husband, Dane, all of Woodville, Frances Sesser and husband, Nolan, of Natchez and Jo Dennard and husband, Larry, of Slaughter, La.; 10 grandchildren, Boo McKey, Gus McKey, Chase McKey, all of Woodville, James McKey of Cottonport, La., Barbara Sue Reese of Centreville, Melissa Carter of Conway, Ark., Casey Carter of Summit, Brandi Caldwell of Slaughter, Jim Sesser of Starkville and David Sesser of Arkadelphia, Ark.; and nine great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be grandsons, Boo McKey, Gus McKey, Chase McKey, James McKey, Casey Carter, Jim Sesser and David Sesser.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Jennings Owens, Mike Logan, Nolan Sesser, Larry Dennard, Dane McKey, Sonny Rodgers and Doug Touchstone.