Obituary of BEVERLY JACKSON BURNETT
DEVOTED Wife of Cortlandt Grant Burnett. She was a native of Cambridge.
CHERISHED Mother of Margaret Malika Robledo (Windsor, CT); Meghan Elisabeth Irizarry (Hyannis, MA) & Natalie Niyah Abdus-Saboor Burnett (Weymouth, MA).
BLESSED Granddaughter to her "Beloved Mama" Sally Fairelda Evans Perry.
BELOVED Daughter of Pearle Smith and LOVING Sister to June Mullins. Niece of Eldridge Jackson, Sr., Ruth Jackson & Edna Jackson. Aunt to Melvin Mullins, Jr., Steven Mullins, Donna Martins, Kathleen Anderson and Angela Mullins.
Beverly is survived by PROUD Grandchildren: Kristina Chery, Rosa Ortega-Colon, Theresa Lyttle, Antonio Irizarry, Camilo Robledo, Samouri Burnett & Maceo Robledo.
She had 5 great-granddaughters: Rosaira & Milagros Ortega-Colon; Caliyah Robledo & Keira and Kalissa Burnett. Sister-in-law predeceased by Barbara Jean Dames and nieces Melanie Henry and Michele Denniston.
Her Evans Family Ancestry originates in Raleigh & Warrenton, North Carolina.
She had many passions: Caring for her grandchildren, maintaining her Rose Garden on The Cape, volunteering for years at the Christ Church Thrift Shop & serving as a community advocate and motivator. She instilled in her children the love of the performing arts and holding fast to pursuit of one's dreams. Our household was brimming with classical and spiritual music and abiding unconditional love for family ~ church ~ neighbors & community.
Most importantly she LOVED the LORD and was a righteous believer.
Mother, Wife, Grandmother, Sister, Cousin, Aunt and Friend ~ She will always be our Angel of Mercy. AMEN.