Annie Laura Burdette

Annie Laura Burdette, 88, of Parksville, SC, wife of the late Rhett B. Burdette, Sr., died Friday, December 6, 2013. She was born in Anderson County to the late Julian R. and Fannie Mae Smith Mitchell. Mrs. Burdette retired from K-Mart after 10 years and was a member of Parksville Baptist Church. She was a devoted and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Rhett B. Burdette, Jr; two daughters, Joann Cape and Shirley Watson; a brother, Sonny Mitchell and a sister, Helen Hardy. Surviving Mrs. Burdette is her daughter, Gwynda Pate of Parksville; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM to 11:00AM Monday, December 9, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 11:30AM on Monday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. S. Craig McDaniel officiating. Burial will follow in Old Silver Brook Cemetery in Anderson. Memorial contributions in memory of Mrs. Burdette may be sent to the Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Ave. Greenwood, SC 29646 or to the Parksville Baptist Church, PO Box 4826, Parksville, SC 29844. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Burdette family.