Ernestine Burke

July 15, 1954 - January 21, 2020

Ernestine Burke, 65 years of age of Marshalls Branch of Virgie, passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at the Pikeville Medical Center. She was born July 15, 1954 in Pike County to the Late Harold and Myrtle Johnson Gooden. She was a member of the Shelby Valley Church of Christ. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by one brother; Glenn Gooden, one sister; Kathy Branham. Ernestine is survived by her husband; Danny Burke, three sons; Danny C. Burke of Marshalls Branch, Brandon Burke of Marshalls Branch, James Douglas Burke of Penny Road, one brother; Bobby Gooden of Marshalls Branch, three sisters; Beatrice Tarr of Georgetown, Sonja Daniels of Wyandotte, MI, Linda Hall of Frenchburg, one grandson; Isaiah Hartsock. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11:00 AM at the Shelby Valley Church of Christ with Greg Johnson and others officiating. Burial will follow in the Amil Little Memorial Cemetery at Long Fork. Visitation will be at the Shelby Valley Church of Christ after 6:00 PM Wednesday with services nightly beginning at 7:00 PM