Mrs. Sally Mae McFarlin Burns

It is with heartfelt condolences that the management and staff of Mitchell-Josey Funeral Home, Inc. announces the passing of Mrs. Sally Mae Burns of Society Hill, SC. Mrs. Burns passed early Christmas morning, December 25, 2021 following an illness. 

Funeral service is 11:00AM on Friday, December 31, 2021 in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery. Interment will follow. 

Obituary

    “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makethme to lie down in green pastures: He leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mineenemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runnethover. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.”   Psalm 23

    Mrs. Sally Mae McFarlin Burns was the loving daughter of the late Ang and Sally Bass McFarlin.  She was born in Darlington County, South Carolina on October 4, 1934 and departed this life on Christmas Day, December 25, 2021 at her residence.

    She received her formal education in the Darlington CountyPublic School System.

    Mrs. Burns lived a long life leaning and depending on Jesus.  She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend.

   She was united in holy matrimony to the late Clyde Burns, Sr. and to this union eight children were born.

    Those surviving to cherish her legacy are:  her children: six daughters: Doretha (Jesse) Sanders, Betty Burns, Nellie (Amos) Brown all of Society Hill, SC, Shirley Gregg, Dorothy (Roy) Steele and Darlene Burns all of Darlington, SC; two sons: Clyde Burns, Jr. and Gary Burns both of Society Hill, SC; one brother, John Henry McFarlin (Rudy) of Somerset, NJ; two step-daughters: Doloise (James) Winns of CT and Annetta Nelson of Charleston, SC; fourteen grandchildren; twenty-six great grandchildren; fourteen great-great grandchildren; a special granddaughter and grandson: Erica Steele and Gregory Burns; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Visitation is held at the residence 129 Williamson Drive, Society Hill, SC. 

Please keep the Burns family in your thoughts and prayers. 

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