Helen Juanita Burks

1920 - 2009  (89 years)

• Name	Helen Juanita Burks
  Born	10 Feb 1920	Fate, Texas
  Gender	Female
  Census	1940	Precinct 4, Rockwall County, Texas   [1]
  Died	14 Dec 2009  [2]
  Buried	17 Dec 2009	Rest Haven Memorial Park Cemetery, Rockwall County, Texas   [3]
  Person ID	I441203	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2017

  
  

  Father	Jerry Burks,   d. Bef 14 Dec 2009
  Mother	Mattie Lee McGraw,   d. Bef 14 Dec 2009
  Family ID	F177004	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Cleon Allan Cross,   b. 28 Feb 1915, Rockwall County, Texas ,   d. 22 Mar 1989  (Age 74 years)
  Married	27 Jan 1939	Cooke County, Texas   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Delores Cross,   b. Abt 1940, Texas  (Age ~ 84 years) + 2. Virginia Lee Cross,   b. 16 Jul 1946, Rockwall County, Texas  (Age 77 years) + 3. Vicki Le Faye Cross,   b. 7 Mar 1949, Rockwall County, Texas  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F177003	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Juanita Cross Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Royse City, Justice Precinct 4, Rockwall, Texas, United States Sex Female Age 20 Marital Status Married Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Relationship to Head of Household Wife Birthplace Texas Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Last Place of Residence Same Place Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Cleon Cross Head M 25 Texas Juanita Cross Wife F 20 Texas Delores Cross Daughter F 0 Texas [S142] Newspaper Article, 14 Dec 2009. February 10, 1920 - December 14, 2009 Juanita Cross, age 89 of Royse City, TX, passed away December 14, 2009. She was born February 10, 1920, in Fate, TX, to Jerry & Mattie Lee (McGraw) Burks. Juanita was a seamstress, who enjoyed crocheting and craftwork, as well as traveling, holding family get-togethers with her extended family and visiting with friends over coffee. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Juanita is survived by her daughters: Deloris Ballard & husband Bobby, Virginia Anderson & husband Lee and Vickie Edge & husband Rex, all of Royse City, TX; grandchildren: Chuck, Bradley and Kimberly Ballard, Tina Griffith & husband Dax, Alicia Brumley & husband Bobby, Rexanne Parsons & husband Greg and Jeffrey Edge; great grandchildren: Shawntel and Benjamin Ballard, Hagan, Harrison and Halin Griffith, Cutter and Hadley Brumley, Taylor, Andrew and Jackie Snider, and Jimi and Jesse Parsons; great-great granddaughter: Kelsi Ragan; sister: Sarah Marie Burks Parks of Rockwall, TX; sisters-in-law: Florell Burks of Royse City, TX, and Edith Cross of Ft. Worth, TX; and niece: Shirley Magness. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband: Cleon Allen Cross; five sisters; five brothers; son-in-law: Harry H. Herndon; and grandson: Jackie Allen Herndon. Funeral services will be held 2:00pm Thursday, December 17, 2009, at First United Methodist Church, 305 N. Josephine, Royse City, TX, with Rev. Clay Womack and Rev. Ann Willet officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening at the funeral home from 6:00 to 8:00pm. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 46897432). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Cleon Allen Cross Titles and Terms Mr Event Type Marriage Event Date 27 Jan 1939 Event Place Cooke, Texas, United States Gender Male Age 23 Birth Year (Estimated) 1916 Spouse's Name Juanita Burks Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1921 Page 321