Julia Rae Burns

Julie R. Burns, age 80, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, August 8th at St. Vincent Heart Center. Julie was an active member of Church of Christ, Cloverdale. She was also an active member in several sewing clubs including -Home Makers Club, One Stitch at a time, Wild & Wacky Embroidery Club, Sew Many Stitches. She was a charter member of the Indiana State Quilting Guild, in which she served many terms as an officer. She was also a past member of the Red Hat Club. She was a local artist and ran a shop in Nashville, IN for several years. In her past ventures she ran Julie’s Poodle Parlor and Julie’s Fairway Restaurant. She also started “Return a Gift” to help families in need. She was foster mother to many children. She was also the beloved caregiver to many of her grandchildren and great grandchildren and was caregiver to the elderly for many years. She leaves behind her Husband, Wayne (Greencastle) and children, Lori Smith (Greencastle), Aaron Burns (Cedar Lake) and wife Tammy, Emily Gore (Brownsburg) and husband Paul, daughter-in-law, Kasandra Burns, many grandchildren and great children. She was preceded in death by her parents, and two sons, Terry and Alan Burns. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, August 12, 2018 at the Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Forest Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Sunday, August 11th at the Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family c/o www.BittlesandHurt.com