BRENDA D. BURNETTE


LOUISBURG - Brenda Dorsey Burnette, 69, died Friday evening, Oct. 3, 2014 at her home. A memorial service was held Monday, Oct. 6, in the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home. Burial was private in the Dorsey family cemetery.

She was a daughter of the late Beecher T. and Emily Honeycutt Dorsey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Vera Tharrington and Barbara Layton; brothers, Talmadge Dorsey and Elwood Dorsey.

Surviving: daughters, Sabrina (Tim) Lewis, Michelle (Scott) Southerland, all of Louisburg; son, Wayne (April) Burnette of Henderson; sisters, Linda (Ray) Shearon, Jackie (John) Parrish, brother, Sherman Dorsey; all of Louisburg; five grandchildren; many nieces and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Franklin County Animal Shelter, 351 T. Kemp Road, Louisburg, NC 27549.

Arrangements are by Strickland Funeral Home & Crematory, Louisburg, www.stricklandfuneralhome.net.