Nancy Ruth Witherspoon Burkette Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Nancy Ruth Witherspoon Burkette of Pfafftown, North Carolina, born in Jefferson, North Carolina, who passed away on July 13, 2024, at the age of 79, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lucius C. Witherspoon and Virginia Ruth Sturgill Witherspoon; and her siblings, Bobby Witherspoon and Willa Davis. She is survived by: her husband David Wayne Burkette; her daughters, Dr. Allison Burkette (Andrew Beam) of Lexington and Amanda Grimstead (Jamie) of Winston-Salem; her sisters, Dorothy W. Wilcox (Edgar) of Wilkesboro, NC and Shirley Liddle of Jefferson, NC; and her grandchildren, Anne Tschumper, Emma Grimstead, Ben Grimstead, Katherine Tschumper and Noah Burkette.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Nancy may be made to Home Moravian Church, 529 South Church Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 or Yokefellow Prison Ministry, PO Box 601, Wake Forest, NC 27588.