October 6, 1927 – May 7, 2019
Dorothy Naomi Yeager Burden was born to Harry and Velma Yeager on October 6, 1927 in Honey Grove, Texas where she attended school until her family moved to Dallas, Texas and graduated from Sunset High School.
Shortly after High School, she and Garner Burden married on June 18, 1947. The couple lived in Oak Cliff and moved to the Duncanville area in 1967. Both worked at Sears and Roebuck on Lamar until retirement. They were blessed with three children, Lois, Wanda and James.
In 1980 they moved to the family farm in Scurry, Texas. After 65 years of marriage, Garner preceded her in death in 2012. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and sister, Doris Yeager.
She is survived by her children, Lois Webb and husband, Terry of Scurry, Wanda Burden of Canton, and James Burden of Mesquite; three grandchildren, Todd Webb and wife, Loni, Lisa Turbeville and husband, Brandon, and Jacob Burden. She also has three great grandchildren, Toby and Timothy Turbeville, and Leonara Webb.