Mary Maude Moore Burns, 87, of Benton, Tennessee passed away Saturday, January 25, 2025.

Mary was born August 30, 1937, on the family farm in Bulls Gap, Tennessee to the late Keith Moore and Cordelia Snapp Moore.

She was a member of North Cleveland Baptist Church and last attended church at Delano Baptist Church. She loved researching her family genealogy, playing the piano, gardening, quilting, and watching her bird feeders. Mary was a graduate of Bulls Gap High School and attended Carson Newman College. She fondly remembered her early years of work as a nurse at Greenville Hospital and Bradley Memorial Hospital. Mary was a devoted mother, and grandmother and enjoyed her family and homemaking.

In addition to her parents, Keith and Cordelia Snapp Moore, she was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Roy Elmer "Dick" Burns: brother, Charles Moore; sister, Ann Moore Nelson; brother-in-law, James Nelson; son-in-law, Larry Jenkins.

Left to cherish the many memories include her daughters, Darla Jenkins of Delano, Rhonda (Darrell) Morgan, and Joda (Greg) Clark of Cleveland; grandchildren, whom she dearly loved, Nathan Morgan, Emily Morgan, Caroline Clark, and Natalie Clark; her sister-in-law Paula Moore; and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel of Higgins Funeral Home with Chaplain Adam Jones officiating. Interment will follow at Zion Baptist Church Cemetery.

Family and friends will gather from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.

The family would like to thank the staff of Bradley Healthcare and Adoration Hospice for their support and care of our mother during this time.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Shriners Children's Hospital, the Gideons International, or St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

Expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.HigginsFuneral.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Higgins Funeral Home of Benton.