Phyllis Eloise Burton, age 93, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at home after a short battle with cancer.  She was a lifelong resident of West Virginia.  She was born April 19,1928 in Bomont, Clay County, West Virginia.  She was the second daughter of Mirttie M. Page Minner and Herman C. Minner.

In her family tree were several notable figures even earlier than the Revolutionary War.  She moved to Mason County in 1950 with her husband and two oldest daughters to a small farm near Flatrock.  She was a home maker and mother and she worked hard to keep the family running smoothly.  She loved her family and did everything she could to make them comfortable and happy.  She sewed clothes made from feed sacks for her daughters.  The dresses she made for her daughters did not look homemade and they were proudly worn. She was also a great cook, and she grew beautiful flowers. She always had little odd jobs that she needed done and would not hesitate to put you to work when you came for a visit.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Burton, whom she married September 9, 1945, her parents, her sister, Nina and brothers, Bobby, Bill, and Keith.

She was survived by her four daughters, Betty Jane (William Patterson), Point Pleasant, Nancy Sue (Sidney Bauer), Letart, Nina Marie (the late Kenneth Patterson), care giver for Phyllis for the last few years, and Cindy Kay (the late Scott Pierron), Point Pleasant.  Also surviving are four grandchildren, Kathy Patterson Puzella, Almont, MI, Melody Patterson, McKnight, Bidwell, OH Sidney Bauer III, Letart, WV and Aric Patterson, Columbus, OH.  Six great grandchildren, Amanda, Robert, Elijah, Caleb, Kira, and Shawn and three great-great grandchildren Wyatt, Jaymie and Sam.

Visitation will be Friday, October 15, 2021, from 6 – 8 p.m. and the funeral will be Saturday, October 16, 2021 at 1:00 p.m.  Burial will be at Kirkland Memorial Gardens, Point Pleasant.