Margaret Hise “Sallie” Burns, age 86, died on Monday, April 18, 2011 at the Yalobusha Nursing Home in Water Valley, MS. She was born in Lucy, TN on April 14, 1925 to the late William Augustus and Rosa May Schmider Hise. Sallie was a bank teller for 33 years at the Bank of Water Valley. She was a member of First Christian Church of Water Valley, MS and a former member of the Ladies’ Circle of First Christian Church and the Water Valley Garden Club. Sallie was an excellent cook, enjoyed gardening and loved taking care of her grandchildren. She was a loving wife and mother and was affectionately known as “Aggie” by her family.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 21, 2011 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. The funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, April 22, 2011 at Seven Oaks Funeral Home with Bro. David Freeman officiating. Interment will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, MS with Bobby Cox, Jerry Holt, Billy Samuels, Tommy Hill, Stan Taylor and Eddie Magee serving as pallbearers. Joe Davis, Larry Bell and Donnie Guest will serve as honorary pallbearers.
Sallie is survived by her daughter, Rosa Ruth Hill (Jerry) of Water Valley, MS; two grandchildren, Margaret Hill Higdon (Trea) and Joseph Bennett Hill (Jill) both of Water Valley, MS; and and four great-grandchildren, Hannah and Dalton Higdon, and Brady and Maggie Hill.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, J. W. “Billy” Burns and twelve brothers and sisters.