Elna Burrus
Posted: July 14, 2016
COLUMBUS — Elna “Nell” Burrus, 85, died July 13, 2016, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Lowndes Funeral Home. Mrs. Burrus was born Aug. 23, 1930, to the late Spence Hollis and Doshie Canterbury Smith. She was previously employed as a waitress. She was a member of State Line Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Henrey Edward Fowler and Wesley Burrus. She is survived by her sons, Richard Fowler and Robin Fowler, both of Columbus, and Tony Staten of Montgomery, Alabama; daughters, Shadda Elmore of Fayette, Alabama, and Lisa Vanlandingham of Columbus; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Elna “Nell” Burrus Memorial Fund, Lowndes Funeral Home, 1131 N. Lehmberg Rd., Columbus, MS 39702.