IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Nancy Elaine

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Burroughs

Mar 6, 1957 — Aug 2, 2012

Obituary

Nancy Elaine Burroughs was born March 6, 1957 to Dr. Leonard and Anna Mary Vickers Burroughs, in Chicago Illinois. She is preceded in death by both parents. Uncles: Presley Burroughs, Jr., and Maurice Lee, Jr. Aunts: Billie Burroughs, Ruby Cook, Josephine Burroughs, Catherine Garcia, Bertha Standard and Betty Lee. Cousins: Arthur Standard and Michael Lee. She attended Hookway Elelmentary School and graduated from St. Frances De Sales High School in Chicago, IL. Nancy received her Bachelar Degree in Business Administration, Marketing Emphasis, From Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, ILL. She began her career with Illinois Bell in 1980, later transferred to Southwestern Bell/AT&T. She was the manager of Credit and Collections and retired in 2008. Nancy was one of the first inductees of Sigma Sigma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (Oklahoma City) in 993. She later joined the Beta Sigma Omega Chapter, and served as the Graduate Advisor to the Kappa Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the University of Oklahoma. She was a member of St. Edmund's Episcopal Church, Chicago, IL. She later became a member of The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Oklahoma City, and serve as a member of the Vestry and sang faithfully in the choir, singing was one of her hidden talents that surprised her loved ones. Nancy will always be remembered by her sister, Ellen D. Burroughs,Los Angeles, CA, and brother, Neal D. Burroughs, Webster, TX. Godmother, Muriel Ruth Yarbrough, Chicago, IL. Aunt, Ethel Burroughs, Los Angeles, CA. Uncles, Marshall Cook, Chandler, AZ, James Garcia, Memphis, TN. Cousins, Presley Burroughs, III (Faith Mitchell),Lynne Burroughs all of Los Angeles, CA, Elaine Rand (Ward) Chandler, AZ, Marie Stucker (Norman) of Littleton, CO, Suzanne Denucce of South Windsor, CT, Maurice Lee, III (Linda),Oklahoma City, Ok, Cathleen Minefee (Donald) Flossmoor, IL, Philip Garcia, Brooklyn, NY, Judith Marshall (Ron), Spring, TX and David Lee, Lima, Peru. Godchildren; Michael Marshall, Spring, TX, and Kayrie Hill, Oklahoma City, OK. A host of many other relatives and close friends.
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