Person:Adella Sellers (1)

Mrs. T. T. Burch Special to the State Chesterfield May 25, 1928

Mrs. Adella Lavinia Burch, 78, died about 4 o'clock Friday afternoon, May 11, at her home near Chesterfield. Mrs. Burch had been in failing health for almost a year. Her husband, Tristram Thomas Burch, died last July 20. September 19, 1928 they would have celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary and they had been sweethearts since childhood. Mr. Burch was a Confederate veteran and a member of Lee's bodyguard during the war. His death was a great shock to Mrs. Burch and one from which she never recovered. Worry and grief bringing a gradual softening of the brain, or central paralysis, caused her death.

Mrs. Burch joined old Elizabeth Baptist Church early in life and was a faithful member there until recent years when she moved her membership to Thompson Creek Baptist Church, which was nearer her home. Hers was a beautiful Christian life of service.

Mrs. Burch was laid to rest Saturday afternoon, May 12, in the Sellers Cemetery, the family burying ground near Ruby. The funeral services were held at the grave. The pallbearers were her grandsons and the music was furnished by her granddaughter. They sang her favorite hymn, "Majestic Sweetness", and other hymns she loved. The service was conducted by her friend and former pastor, the Rev. A. B. Smith. The floral tributes were beautiful and profuse, attesting to the high esteem and love borne her.

Mrs. Burch was the elder daughter of Hardy H. and Mary Sinclair Sellers. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. D. H. McGregor, of Ruby, and seven children, H. S. Burch, of Royston, GA; T. H. Burch and Mrs. W. T. Edgeworth, of Ruby, Mrs. G. L. Moore and Misses Mary and Linnie Burch, of Chesterfield, and J. S. Burch, of Cheraw, also many grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Source: Kathy Burch Williams' Research

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Find A Grave
   Memorial# 40379682.

   Dates from photo of gravestone.

2.   Research of Bart Morgan, Frances Burch Steel and Diane Burch Arnold ( n248b at yahoo dot com ).
3.   Burch, W. Bernette. Burch Family and Hollendsworth, Thomas, Meadow, Jackson No.1, Jackson No.2, Blakeney, Timmons etc
   3, 6.
4.   Rootsweb chart of William Fickling 2004 wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi op GET db :1598349.
5.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9)
   Mount Croghan, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.
6.   United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T623)
   Mount Croghan, Chesterfield Co., South Carolina.
7.   Research of Kathy Burch Williams kb-smwilliams addtheAT sbcglobal addthedot net.