Mae Burke

Mae Burke, 90, of Fall Branch, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. She was a life-long resident of Fall Branch and was a member of Logans Chapel United Methodist Church. Mae was a founding member of the Fall Branch Fire Department and the Fall Branch Ruritan Club. She was also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star having belonged to the former Washington Chapter at Johnson Lodge. She contributed community news to the Greeneville Sun and the Jonesborough Herald Tribune.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy F. Burke; one sister, Georgia McBride; and one brother, Jay Sampson.

Mae is survived by her daughter, Sharon Spears of Fall Branch; her son, Sam Burke and wife, Brenda of Midland, GA; one grandson, Eric Spears and wife, Jessica; two granddaughters, Nicole Schuetz and husband, David, and Dayna Burke; two great- grandsons; one sister, Tina Stacy and husband, O.M. of Fall Branch; several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home Fall Branch Chapel. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday at the Fall Branch Chapel with Brother Carl Matherly, Jr., officiating.

Burial will follow at Logans Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery in Fall Branch. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Fall Branch Fire Department, 106 Ruritan Road, Fall Branch, TN 37656.