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Leonidas Hursel Burke
and Intha Cuma Wright
Leonidas Hursel "Leon" BURKE b 24 JAN 1922 Lionilli, Pike
Co KY d 4 Oct 2000 Letcher Co KY buried 6
Oct 2000 Johnce Cook Cemetery, Pike Co KY; s/o
Willard
McFarland Burke and Minnie Ellison. Leonidas Hursel "Leon"
Burke m. 24 Aug 1944 Beefhide,
Letcher Co KY to Intha Cuma Wright b 7 Dec 1927 McRoberts, Letcher Co KY
d 19 Jul 2008, Virgie, KY; buried John Cook Cemetery, Beefhide, KY;
d/o King Solomon Wright and Mary Elizabeth Brown;
Children of Leonida Hursel "Leon" Burke and Intha Cuma Wright;
1. Randy Burke m. Patricia Unknown
2. Michael Burke m. Sona Unknown
3. Sandy Burke m. Male Gasner
4. Sheila Burke m. Dennis Sampson
5. Karen Burke m. Male Murphy
6. Jerry Neil Burke b 7 Apr 1951 Jenkins, Letcher Co KY d 5
Aug 1992 Lexington, Fayette Co KY buried Johnce Cook Cemetery, Pike
Co KY.
Obituary - Intha Wright
Burke
VIRGIE - Intha Wright Burke of Beefhide Creek, KY died at her home
on July 19, 2008. Intha was born at Mc Roberts, KY on December 7,
1927 the daughter of King Solomon Wright and Mary Elizabeth Brown
Wright. She is survived by two sons; Randy (Patricia) Burke of
Beefhide and Michael (Sona) Burke of Beefhide, three daughters;
Sandy Gasner of Beefhide, Sheila (Dennis) Sampson of Jenkins, KY
and Karen Murphy of Pikeville, KY. She is survived by 9
grandchildren and 2 great -grandchildren. She was preceded in death
by her husband, Leon Burke , and one son, Jerry Burke. She was
preceded in death by four brothers; Jesse Wright, Ken Wright, Paul
Wright, and Grant (Emma) Wright of Prattville, Alabama, two
sisters; Lorraine (Elmer) Burke, and Martha Jo Tackett, both of
Virgie. Intha was a faithful member of the Beefhide First Alliance
Church. Funeral services will be held 1pm Tue at the First Alliance
Church with Peter Leonovich officiating. Burial will follow in the
John Cook Cemetery of Beefhide. Visitation will begin after 6pm
Sun, services 7pm Mon. Arrangements are under the direction of the
Hall & Jones Funeral Home of Virgie. Published in the Lexington
Herald-Leader on 7/24/2008

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