Helen Juanita Burke Saxon

Helen Juanita Burke Saxon went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 after a lengthy battle with cancer.   She was met at the pearly gates by her parents William Dewey Burke and Lettie Viola Waters Burke, her sisters Mary Wiley and Jenny Mullinax,  brother-in-law Verle Wiley and her husband of 64 years Eugene Talmadge Saxon.  She was best known for her devotion and sacrifice for her family and love of gospel music.  She was an avid gardener and seamstress and made beautiful quilts and afghans for her family and friends.  She had a heart for those in need, whether they be human or animal and continued to feed the families of the squirrels that’s she fostered 15 years ago  She had a special heart for babies and small children and she never met a baby she couldn’t calm.

  She is survived by her 5 children; Robin White (Paul), Dewey Saxon (Diane), Renee Justus (Ricky), Nita Rhyea Saxon, and Rhonda Holt (Eric) , her godchildren Scooter Dales (Toni) and Charlie Dales (Christie) as well as her 10 grandchildren; Edward White (Melissa),  Stephanie Gill (Alan), Brandon Saxon,  Kristen Saxon, Ricky Justus (Chrissy), Keith Justus (Jessica), Joanna Greenway (Wes), Taylor Chism (Zach), Emily Holt, Sophia Holt, as well as her 8 great grandchildren; Matthew White, Alex White, Andrew White, Karis White,  Zoey Gill, Katie Justus, Jace Justus, and Stella  Waswick as well as her Brothers Frank Burke (Ruby) and Kenneth Burke (Linda) and her sister Fran Burris (Robert), sister-in-law Domijean Wallace (Arthur), brother-in-law Harold Mullinax and countless nieces and nephews and extended families including her best friend Laura Dales.  Our world will be a little less bright without her beautiful smile but Heaven gained a beautiful soul.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, December 28, 2019 at First Black Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Charlie Hunt officiating.  The family will receive friends in the church from 10:00 am until service time.  Interment will follow in First Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.