Individual Details
Mary Margaret Snelgrove
(22 Aug 1914 - 10 Sep 2004)
HENDERSONVILLE, NC - Mary Margaret Snelgrove Burns, 90, of Hendersonville, and formerly of Greenville, S.C., went to be with the Lord. She died peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at her home.
She was the daughter of the late James Monroe Snelgrove and Lily Greer Pittman Snelgrove, and was preceded in death by her husband, Perry J. Burns; a son, Wayne Monroe Burns; and three sisters.
She had lived in Henderson County for the past nine years, coming from Greenville, S.C., and was a member of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Hendersonville, N.C., and City View First Baptist Church in Greenville, S.C.
She was a loving caregiver to all who made her acquaintance.
She is survived by her son, Norman A. Burns, and wife, Marie Capps Burns, of Hendersonville; two grandsons, Anthony W. Burns and wife, Donna, of Hendersonville and Dennis A. Burns and wife, Christy, of Fletcher; two great-grandchildren, Savannah and Brayden Burns; and several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held Monday at 1 p.m. at the chapel in The Pines of Jackson Funeral Service, with the Rev. Mike Whitson officiating. Music will be provided by the Burns Trio. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Greenville at 4 p.m. The family will receive friends Sunday from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home, and at other times will be at her home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Four Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care at P.O. Box 2395, Hendersonville, NC 28793.
Jackson Funeral Service is in charge of arrangements.
Spouse:
Perry J. Burns (1905 - 1987)*
Events
| Birth | 22 Aug 1914 | South Carolina | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 22 Jan 1920 | (James Monroe Snelgrove and Lillie Alma Pittman) Wagener, Oconee County, South Carolina |  |  | |
| Census (family)-shared | 6 Apr 1930 | (James Monroe Snelgrove and Lillie Alma Pittman) Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | | | |
| Census (family) | 16 Apr 1940 | Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina - Perry Jerry Burns | | | |
| Death | 10 Sep 2004 | Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina | | | |
| Burial | Woodlawn Memorial Park, Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Perry Jerry Burns (1905 - 1987) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Wayne Monroe Burns (1944 - 1950) |
| Father | James Monroe Snelgrove (1881 - 1954) |
| Mother | Lillie Alma Pittman (1890 - 1960) |
| Sibling | Alma Louvina Snelgrove (1913 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Mildred L. Snelgrove (1920 - 1975) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
James M Snelgrove Head M 38 South Carolina - Farmer, general farmLillie Snelgrove Wife F 28 South Carolina
Alma Snelgrove Daughter F 6 South Carolina
Mae M Snelgrove Daughter F 5 South Carolina
James O Snelgrove Father M 72 South Carolina
Census (family)-shared
James M Snelgrove Head M 50 South Carolina - Carpenter, public workLillie A Snelgrove Wife F 39 South Carolina
Alma L Snelgrove Daughter F 17 South Carolina - Winder hand, cotton mill
Margrett M Snelgrove Daughter F 16 South Carolina - Winder hand, cotton mill
Mildred L Snelgrove Daughter F 9 South Carolina
Martha C Snelgrove Daughter F 4y 11m South Carolina
Census (family)
Perry J Burns Head M 34 North Carolina - Mear cutter, packing plantMargaret M Burns Wife F 25 South Carolina - Runs warps, cotton mill
Norma A Burns Son M 1 South Carolina
Death
Mary M BurnsGiven Name: Mary
Surname: Burns
Event Date: 10 Sep 2004
Event Place: Henderson, North carolina
Event Place (Original): Henderson, North carolina
Age: 90
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1914
Endnotes
1. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M687-H27 : accessed 10 August 2017), James M Snelgrove, Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, United States; citing ED 148, sheet 1B, line 58, family 10, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1706; FHL microfilm 1,821,706..
2. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPCF-QFX : accessed 10 August 2017), James M Snelgrove, Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 50, sheet 5B, line 99, family 113, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2199; FHL microfilm 2,341,933..
3. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4D8-NN4 : accessed 10 August 2017), Norma A Burns in household of Perry J Burns, Greenville Township, Greenville, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-71, sheet 22B, line 68, family 419, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3813..
4. "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5NF-GZ9 : 20 May 2014), Mary M Burns, 10 Sep 2004; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)..
5. Find A Grave Memorial# 46431266.