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Emma Lou Burford (Fink)

January 28, 1933 - June 16, 2017

Burial Date June 19, 2017

Family and friends will be received Sunday, June 18, 2017 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m.

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Emma Lou Burford, 84, of New Bethlehem, died Friday morning, June 16, 2017 at the Armstrong County Memorial Hospital in Kittanning. Born on January 28, 1933 in South Bethlehem, she was the daughter of the late Frank C. and Ruth (Colvin) Fink.

Emma was married on May 29, 1951 to Charles A. Burford and he preceded her in death. She worked for the Visiting Nurses Association and she also worked at the mushroom mines.

She is survived by two sons, Steve Burford and his wife, Dale Ann of Rimersburg and Barry Burford and his wife, Cindy of Climax, five daughters, Debrah Griffin and her husband, Jack of New Bethlehem, Sherry Cowan and her husband, Wade of Mayport, Rebecca Shirey and her husband, Mark of Stewartstown, Dawn Burford of New Bethlehem, and Vickie Teal of Georgia, fifteen grandchildren, thirty great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, and a sister, Mabel Lewis of Summerville.

In addition to her parents and her husband, she was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Vivian Burford, a grandson, Adam Richard Shirey, a great great grandson, Chandler David Griffin, a sister, Eileen Weaver, and two brothers, Frank Fink, Jr. and Richard Fink.

Visitation will be on Sunday, June 18, 2017 from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 at the Alcorn Funeral Home in Hawthorn. The funeral service will be on Monday, June 19, 2017 at 11:00 am at the funeral home with Lay Speaker Tom Plyter officiating. Interment will be in the Mt. Zion Cemetery, Mahoning Township, Armstrong County.