Barbara Ann Burdett Raines

Our wonderful mother and grandmother, Barbara Ann Burdett Raines, age 76, passed away due to a neurological disease, Frontal-Temporal Dementia, on March 15, 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born October 1, 1933, in Greenville, South Carolina to Marvin Moroni Burdett and Gladys Electra Parris Burdett. She graduated from Welcome High School and Greenville Nursing School. Barbara was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Music was a large part of her life. She played the piano, led and sang in various choirs at church and in the community. She married Clyde Raines. They have twelve children: Cindy, Steve, Debie, Karyn, Selethia, Janet, Bryan, Ginny, Kenneth, David, Catherine and James. She also has many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After Clyde's death in 2007, Mom moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to live with Karyn, Dell and their children. Visitation will be held from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, Tuesday, March 23, 2010, at Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2010, at 11:00 am, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2801 Skyline Drive in Mesquite. The interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas. Condolences may be sent to www.sparkman-hillcrest.com.