Sammie Ruth Burns-Hines was born May 27, 1932, as the first-born daughter of the late Sam and Ruth Burns. She graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1950, and attended LeMoyne-Owen College. She retired after 25 years from Pic-Pac Grocery as the Head Cashier. Sammie believed in community and giving back. She was a member of Olivet Fellowship Baptist Church, where she was a member of the May Birth Month Fellowship and Kitchen Ministry where she used her extensive cooking skills to help prepare meals. She was also known for making cakes and cookies for many in the congregation regardless of their birth month affiliation. Sammie had beautiful penmanship. For many years as a dedicated volunteer for MIFA, she addressed by hand several hundred Christmas cards that were mailed to City leaders and donors. She was also affectionately known as “the cake lady”. She loved to bake cakes and cookies, generously giving to family, friends and neighbors. She was always willing to help. Sammie united in holy matrimony to Donald Hines on June 1, 1957 and loved him until his death in 1996. She departed this life on December 21, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Ruth Burns; her husband, Donald Hines; one sister and brother-in-law, Mildred and Rubin Davis, and another brother-in-law, Norman Summerville. To celebrate her loving legacy, she leaves three sons: Adell “Kelly” Hines (LaVerne), Samuel “Larry” Hines, of Cypress, TX, and Stephen “Steve” Hines; one daughter, Dr. Donna Hines of Riverside, CA; one stepson, Donald Hines, Jr. of Olathe, KS; three sisters: Emma Jean Massey (William), Dorothy Summerville, and Marsha Lynn Payne (Earnest); one uncle, William Thomas Patterson; one sister-in-law, Katherine Cooper of Memphis; one brother-in-law, James Cooper of La Veta, CO. “Grandma Sammie” will be deeply missed by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sammie had many friends and never met a stranger. She was especially close to her neighbor and friend of over 60 years, Eileen Harris, her classmates from the class of 1950, and her favorite couple, JT and Jackie Wilborn. Her sweet spirit and loving legacy will never be forgotten.
Scripture Reading Invocation Musical Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Manning Thomas Tributes/Reflections (2 -3 minutes each) Reading of the Obituary Musical Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deborah Manning Thomas Words from the Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffrey Hines Committal & Benediction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reverend Carl E. Shields Senior Pastor, Antioch M. B. Church
Acknowledgment
As long as hearts remember...as long as hearts still care; We do not part with those we love; They’re with us everywhere! With heartfelt appreciation, we wish to express sincere love and gratitude to the many friends and loved ones who have supported us in our time of loss. We have found great strength in the love, prayers, and numerous acts of kindness shown to us during this time. May God bless you! ~ The Family of Sammie Burns-Hines ~
Interment
West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery 4000 Forest Hill Irene Road s Memphis, TN 38125
Services Entrusted To R. S. Lewis Funeral Home 374 Vance Avenue s Memphis, TN 38126 (901) 526-3264 I’ve changed my address to Heaven! I’ve crossed the Great Divide! I know there’s no sorrow or crying, because I’ve reached the other side. I am so happy to be here, for the Lord Himself I see! I’ve changed my address to Heaven! That’s the place where you’ll find me! I’ve changed my address to Heaven! I bid this world goodbye! I now live forever with Jesus in my new home in the sky. I have no burdens or heartaches, and from tears I am now free. I’ve changed my address to Heaven, I’m safe forevermore. For the Lord built a mansion...and my name is on the door. You can find us walking together, for where He is, I’ll always be. I’ve changed my address to Heaven! That’s the place where you’ll find me! Program Design by Precious Memories Graphics & More, 901-257-9124