Sarah Jane Burden's Obituary
Sara Jane Burden of Dallas, TX, went to be with her Lord on May 11, 2010 peaceably during her sleep. A service to celebrate her life will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 13, 2010 at the First Baptist Church of Dallas in Heritage Chapel with Dr. Robert Jeffress, Senior Pastor, and Reverand Mark Farish, Pastor of Lake Highlands Baptist Church, officiating. A private graveside service for the family was conducted at Restland Funeral Home with Reverand Alan Lynch officiating. Sarah Jane was born on November 19, 1948 in Dallas, Texas to Earl and Dorothea Nichols Burden. She had one older sister Judy McLaughlin. Sarah Jane grew up in First Baptist Church of Dallas where she accepted Jesus as her personal Savior when she was 10 years old. Sarah Jane enjoyed serving in the music ministry, especially the Sanctuary Choir, for many years during her adult life until she joined Lake Highlands Baptist Church. Sarah Jane love the Lord and her family. Sarah Jane’s life was one of giving to others. She acted as the chauffeur for her mom and dad driving them to restaurants, the grocery store, and countless ball games of her nephew Brett and niece Shannon. She was the “best friend” to her sister. She loved spending time with Brett and his wife Leigh and their children Dean, Robbie, and Addie. She equally loved spending time with Shannon and her husband Lester and their son Nathan. And God graciously granted Sarah one last day here on earth to hear that Shannon and Lester would be having a baby girl in October. Sarah Jane was proud of the 32 years she spent working at Dallas Theological Seminary as head of the word processing center. Sarah Jane is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Judy and Larry McLaughlin, nephew Brett and his wife Leigh, niece Shannon and her husband Lester Stewart, three great nephews, one great niece, cousin Ione Hall and her two sons Blake and Todd and their families.
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