MARY ELLEN BURKE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Mary Ellen Sims Burke, 81, formerly of Mississippi County, died Sunday, May 21, 1995, at her son's home in Louisville.

She was born April 16, 1914, in Dyer, Tenn., the daughter of Samuel Franklin and Sarah Ellen Alexander Sims. She married the Rev. Robert L. Burke on March 11, 1950, and he preceded her in death June 13, 1992.

Burke lived in Hensen most of her life, teaching in area schools for many years. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Charleston, United Methodist Women and Delta Kappa Gamma.

Survivors include a son, James Kennedy Burke of Louisville; a daughter, Sarah Ellen McWilliams of Columbia, Mo.; a brother, Pike Sims of Dyer; a sister, Ora Cravin of Dyer; and three grandchildren.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. today at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the United Methodist Church in Charleston with the Rev. Richard Combs officiating. Burial will follow in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery.