Funeral services for Garland Sanders Burrows, 89, of Center, will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, October 8, 2011, at the First Baptist Church, Center, with Rev. Michael Hale officiating, assisted by Rev. John Bender and Rev. Carl Smith. She will be buried at Oaklawn Memorial Park in Center.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Friday, October 7, 2011 at Watson & Sons Funeral Home.

Mrs. Burrows was born on December 10, 1921 in Geneva, Texas to the late Dan Sanders, and Berta Sanders Gillis; and died on October 5, 2011 at HomePlace Hospice Hospital, a division of Hospice of East Texas.

Mrs. Burrows is a Retired Homemaker, who had a Catering Business for many years. Customers well remember the delicious Wedding and Birthday Cakes throughout the years.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Center, having taught 4th grade girls Sunday School for numerous years, and was active in the Baptist Womens Missionary Union. Mrs. Burrows served in the Center High School Band Boosters Club when her daughter was in high school and worked as an Assistant Den Mother when her sons were in Cub Scouts. In retirement Mrs. Burrows and her husband Barfield were active members of the Shelby County Historic Society. For many years she and Barfield sold tickets to the carnival for the Shelby County Poultry Festival. Their spot at the ticket booth has been missed.

Mrs. Burrows' first goal in life was that her children became believers in The LORD Jesus Christ as their Savior. Her second goal was that her children all graduate from college.

Mrs. Burrows enjoyed gardening and sharing vegetables with all her friends. She was an avid seamstress all her life.

For the past 27 months she has been living at Reunion Plaza, Tyler, Texas, where she was loved by all the residents there. Her favorite activity was playing dominoes, which she enjoyed all of her life.

Mrs. Burrows is survived by a Daughter, Anita Burrows Rawls and husband Prince of Sherman, TX; sons, Danny Burrows and wife Carletta of Kilgore, TX, and Thomas Burrows and wife Terri of Coppell, TX; Grandchildren, Tammie Rawls Wolff of Tyler, TX, Jason Burrows of Seattle WA, Carmen Burrows Bierschwale of Junction, TX, Jeremiah Burrows of Tucson, AZ, Ryan Barton of Coppell, TX; Great-Grandchildren, Dillon Wolff of Tyler, TX; Jade, Brock & Koda Bierschwale of Junction, TX.

Pallbearers will be David Chadwick, Jeff Caid, Teddy Hopkins, Zack Warr, Joe Anderson, Bennie Owens

Honorary Pallbearers will be Larry Ballard, Joe Fields, Dr. Golden, James Greer, Dr. Joe Hooker, Harold Warr, Lawrence Koonze and Billie Clyde Duncan

Memorials may be made to Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University, Tyler, TX 75701.

Services will be under the direction of Watson and Sons Funeral Home in Center, TX.

The family would like to express their gratitude and appreciation to HomePlace Hospital, a part of The Hospice of East Texas, to Dr. Lazel Augustus and Dr. Craig Gunter, and to the Nursing Staff on the 6th floor of East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX.