Margaret A. Burleson, 79

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Margaret A. Burleson, 79, of Carlinville, died on Monday, March 7, 2022, after a four year battle with ovarian cancer. 

Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 10, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Davis-Anderson Funeral Home in Carlinville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 11, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with Pastor Jarod Walston officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Lawn Cemetery. Davis-Anderson Funeral Home of Carlinville is assisting the family with arrangements.

Mrs. Burleson was born on April 25, 1942, in Carlinville,  the oldest of three children born to Henry O. Graham and Frances (Crouch) Graham. Her father was killed in an automobile accident on December 1, 1946. Her mother later married E. Leroy Stults in 1948 and he became Marge, Henry and Judy’s dad.  Leroy and Frances went on to increase their family with four more children.  Although her brother Henry was often mistaken as the oldest, Mrs. Burleson would gleefully set them straight and let them know she was the oldest of the seven kids.

She married Larry H. Burleson on March 27, 1959, in St. Charles, MO.  They were married for 62 years before her death.  She graduated from Carlinville High School and lived her entire life in the Carlinville area. While her husband was on the road trucking, Mrs. Burleson was a stay at home mother who was involved with raising their two sons. In 1980 the couple began their own trucking business, Burleson Distributors, Inc. Together they grew and ran their business until they sold it in 2020.

Mrs. Burleson will be remembered as a loving sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother and great-grandmother.  She was a happy and friendly woman who enjoyed being with her family and friends as well as bowling, reading and traveling.

  Mrs. Burleson is survived by her husband; sons, W. Glen (Judy) Burleson of Litchfield and Gregory A. Burleson of Carlinville; five grandchildren, Andrea, Erica, Shawn, Alexandra and Braden; seven great-grandchildren, Noelle, Charis, Mercy, Elizabeth, Ryli, Wyatt and Sam; two brothers, Tom (Colleen) Stults of Carlinville and Ed (Lupe) Stults of Corpus Christi, TX;  and sister, Becky Stults of Springfield; as well as several nieces, nephews, cousins, and dear friends.

Mrs. Mitchell was preceded in death by her parents; brother, W. Henry Graham; two sisters, Judy Scott and Brenda Dolder; and a niece and nephew.

Memorials are suggested to Carlinville Area Hospital. Condolences may be left online at www.davisandersonfuneralhome.com.s