Barbara Marie (Shaw) Sellers Burks

Barbara M. Sellers-Burks, 83, of South Bend, passed away on Wednesday March 25, 2020 at Heritage Point, Mishawaka. She was born on January 21, 1937, in South Bend, to the late Harold and Gladys (Neilson) Shaw. She married Orval Sellers in 1958 and had three children. On July 7, 1990, she married Harold Burks, who preceded her in death . She is survived by her three children; Christina (Joseph Garman of Moseley Virginia, Georganna (Richard) Geraghty of South Bend, and Alan Sellers (Kathy deceased) of South Bend, 9 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, a sister, Patricia Wagner of FL and by a large extended family who all loved her and her compassionate kind nature.

Barbara was the youngest of 13 children and was preceded in death by 11 siblings.

Barbara retired from AT&T in 1998, where she worked in customer service for 20 years. She was a member of Northwest United Methodist Church, the Red Hat Society, AT&T Pioneers, and volunteered at Memorial Hospital.

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Comfort1 Hospice or to Northwest United Methodist Church, both located in South Bend.

Sources: Ancestry.com and FindAGrave.com

10/21/2023 EJS

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