Mary Elizabeth Veal Burns
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Mary was born May 5, 1922 in Milledgeville, Georgia to Arrena (Butts) Veal and Louis Veal. Her mother died at the young age of twenty-seven and her father died at the young age of thirty-eight. Mary Burns affectionately called "Mae Lizzy" died Sunday September 19, 2021 at the age of ninety-nine. As a young adult Mary (Elizabeth) Veal married Charles Burns. They were married 78 years. Their marriage gave life to (6) children, Betty (James) Chatman of Canton, Ohio, Mary Jane Fedrick of Akron, Ohio (deceased), Evelyn Jones of Columbus, Ohio, and Judith (R. Carl) Cannon of Akron, Ohio. Their sons; Charles Burns, Jr. of Kent, Ohio , Victor Burns, of Little Falls, New Jersey and 51 grandchildren. Mary lived a full life of nearly 100 years. On a Sunday, exactly three years after the death of her husband, Mary was swept up in the waiting arms of God in the quietness and stillness of the morning hours. This is not our goodbye...until we meet again. Family will receive friends on Saturday October 2, 2021 from 10:30-11 with the funeral service immediately following at Wilkinson Funeral Home 1158 South Arlington St. Akron, OH 44306. Rev. Dr. Alicia Malone officiating. To leave a special message for the family, visit www.wilkinsonfuneral.com.