Elsie Elsie Thompson Thompson Burger

Elsie Thompson Burger, age 85, formerly of Farmville, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010, at King’s Grant in Martinsville, where she resided. Born October 2, 1925, in Boydton, VA, she was the daughter of the late Mary Elizabeth Rogers and Henry Hamilton Thompson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert Ballard Burger, Sr., her daughter Elizabeth Hamilton Burger, and brothers, Raymond Lloyd Thompson and Maynard Hamilton Thompson. Elsie was a graduate of Farmville State Teachers College, now Longwood University, an Assistant Librarian for many years at Longwood, and was a member of the Farmville Women’s Club, the DAR, and the Prince Edward County Social Services Board. She was a longtime member of Farmville Baptist Church, and joined Pocahontas Bassett Baptist Church when moving to the Martinsville area in 2001. Surviving are her son, Robert B. Burger, Jr. and his wife Linda, of Moneta, her grandchildren, Matthew Bradford Carson and his friend Jessika Jones of Richmond, Elizabeth Burger Wood and her husband Jason of Bassett, Robert Spencer Burger and his wife Brynn of Bluff City, TN, and her great-granddaughters, Callie Elizabeth Wood and Meredith Grace Wood. A memorial service will be held at 3 P.M. Saturday, December 4, 2010, in Victory Chapel at King’s Grant in Martinsville. The graveside service will be held at 2 P.M. Sunday, December 5, 2010, in Westview Cemetery. The family will visit with friends from 3 to 5 P.M. at the Longwood Bed and Breakfast. Memorial contributions may be made to the Elizabeth Burger Jackson Scholarship Fund at Longwood University, 201 High St. Farmville, VA, 23909 or to Farmville Baptist Church, 132 N. Main St., Farmville, VA, 23901. Arrangements are by Collin-McKee-Stone Funeral Home, Bassett. On line condolences can be made at www.collinsmckeestonebassett.com.