Elder Hattie

Mae Burr

Elder Hattie Mae Burr was born on December 24, 1940, to the union of Garfield and Rosa Lee Ray in Atlanta Fulton County, Georgia. She received her formal education in Atlanta Public Schools in Atlanta, Georgia.

Elder Hattie accepted Christ as her Savior in her twenties, and was united with New Life United Holiness Church, where she served as Pastor for many years.

Ms. Hattie Mae Ray was united in holy matrimony with Mr. Clarence Burr on September 15, 1960, in Griffin, Georgia. Their union was blessed with six children. She was employed by The Living Center as a Certified Nursing Assistant. In her leisure time she enjoyed Preaching the Gospel, fishing, traveling, and spending time with her family.

On Sunday, December 31, 2023, our Heavenly Father called Elder Hattie Mae Burr home, where she will forever dwell in his presence. She is set free from all sickness and pain. Rest now in peace and comfort, your journey has ended, battle fought, and victory won. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Burr; parents, Garfield Ray and Rosa Lee Ray; daughter, Wendy Jean Heard; sisters, Elizabeth Kelley, and Faith Ray, and brother, Edward Frank Ray.

Elder Hattie Mae Burr leaves a lasting legacy, full of loving memories her children, Kim (Patricia) Ray, Clarence Burr, Mattie Burr, William Burr, Edward Frank Burr, and Terry Burr; niece, Stephanie Ray; grandchildren, Leigh Ann (Tracy) Ford, Kenneth (Ebony) Jarman, Kimberly Ray, Henrietta (Karlos) Forney, Carolyn Heard, Patrick Ray, D'Asianna Burr, Jahidi Burr, Chatoria Burr, and a son-in-law, Henry Heard. She also leaves a host of other relatives and friends that will miss her dearly.

Visitation will be held on Friday, January 5, 2024, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM at Burden's Funeral Home. A celebration of her life will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 2:00 PM n the Chapel at Burden's Funeral Home. The body will lie in state one hour prior to the service hour. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pastor Frank Wright will Officiate and Bishop Carolyn Horton is the Eulogist.