Edna Mae Burlison passed away quietly at her home in Dairyville on Saturday May 11th, 2013 at age 93. Born to parents Enoch and Edna Looney in Cyril, Oklahoma on March 17th, 1920. Edna married Verlin Burlison in McCall, Idaho on August 29th, 1938. After working up and down the West Coast as migrant farm workers, they settled in Dairyville in 1942. Edna and Verlin established Burlison Fruit Stand in 1948. After many years in agriculture, Edna retired from working in her orchard at age 89. Edna was an active member of Molino Chapter of the Easter Star for 62 years. She was also Mother Adviser for the Rainbow Girls for 9 years. Her other interests were family, hunting and fishing with her husband, and enjoying her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Edna was preceded in death by her parents, husband Verlin, brothers Ruby and Hubert Looney, and sister Ora Anna McCoy, sister and brother-in-laws Archie and Opal Kissee, Varney Burlison, Craig and Maxine Owens, Don and Mary Burlison, Jo Ann Muir, Jerry Grana and Patricia Burlison. Edna is survived by, son Aldon (Ellen) Burlison of Dairyville, daughter Carla (Rick) Arrowsmith, grandsons Clint (Karen) Arrowsmith, Wes (Kim) Arrowsmith, Chris (Laura) Burlison, Joe (Allie) Arrowsmith, and Adam (Alena) Burlison, all of Red Bluff. Also, grandson David Tiffany, granddaughters Debbi (Mike) Smith, and Dorthea (Warren) Cariveau all of Washington state. Also survived by 18 (soon) 19 great grandchildren, and 5 great great grandchildren, sister-in-laws Nettie Burlison and Peggy Peichoto, brother-in-laws Hugh Muir and Ron Burlison, and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at Masonic Lodge in Los Molinos at 11 am on Thursday, May 16th. Graveside services will be at at 2:30pm Thursday, May 16th at Oak Hill Cemetery in Red Bluff. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 15th from 4 to 8 pm at Hoyt-Cole Chapel of the Flowers.
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