Mary Lois Burroughs

May 20, 1939 - January 5, 2018

Harlem, GA - Mary Lois Burroughs, 78, wife of 61 years of Bobby Burroughs, entered into rest on Friday, January 5, 2018. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM on Wednesday, January 10, 2018, at Harlem Baptist Church with the Reverend Carson Britt officiating. Interment will follow in the Harlem Memorial Cemetery. Mrs. Burroughs was born in Harlem, Ga. to the late Jessie and Myrtice Reville. She was valedictorian of the Harlem High School Class of 1956. She was a Para Professional for Columbia County Board of Education for many years. Mrs. Burroughs was also a sports fanatic, she loved the Atlanta Braves and the Duke Blue Devils basketball team. She was a member Harlem Baptist Church and the J.E. Cook Sunday School Class. Survivors include her husband, Bobby Burroughs; a son Keith Burroughs; a daughter Karen Woodall; and four grandchildren, Lauren B. Larsen, William Smith, Phillip Smith, and Adam Smith. She was predeceased in death by her siblings, Bobby Reville, Harold Reville, Julian Reville, Sara Grider and Martha Ann Huff. If so desired, memorials may be made to Harlem Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 790, Harlem, GA 30814. The family will receive friends from 10:00 AM until time of service at the church.