Lavena M. Burnham

November 22, 1924 - September 2, 2011

Lavena M. Burnham, 86, Brookfield died Friday September 2, 2011 at Life Care Center Of Brookfield. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Tuesday September 6, 2011 at Trinity United Methodist Church Brookfield with Reverend Mike White officiating. Visitation will begin at 3:00 pm Monday September 5, 2011 at the church with family receiving friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Burial will be in the Bucklin Masonic Cemetery, Bucklin. Memorials have been suggested to Trinity United Methodist Church and may be sent to the funeral home, 216 Linn, Brookfield, Mo. 64628 Lavena was born on November 22, 1924 at Ethel, daughter of Oral and Lela Windell Taber. She was united in marriage to Otis D. Burnham on October 13, 1946 at Chillicothe. Lavena was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church, Brookfield. She is survived by three sons, Douglas R. Burnham, Brookfield; Rodney D. Burnham, Granville, Ohio; and Ronnie H. Ervie, Brookfield; five grandchildren, Katie, Michael, Andy, and Tim Burnham, Granville, Ohio, and Durk Ervie, St. Libory, Illinois; three great-grandchildren, Hanna, Luke and Ryan Ervie. Lavena was preceded in death by her parents, husband, one brother and one sister.