Norma Jean Burns, daughter of the late Russell Simpson and Cloia Harvey Simpson, was born on July 21, 1934 in Lake City, Arkansas and passed away on November 6, 2013 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri at the age of 79.

Mrs. Burns was a member of the Methodist Church in Essex, a homemaker and a resident of Essex.

On January 20, 1984, she was united in marriage to Tim Burns in Union City, Tennessee.  Mr. Burns survives at the home.

She is survived by two sons, Jerry “Freddy” Triplett, Jr. of Dexter and Sloan Adkins of San Diego, California; one daughter, Terry Triplett Adkins, of Bloomfield, Missouri; by two grandchildren, Shonitie Null and Jessica

Reeves and by two great-grandchildren, Gabriel McBroom and Eli Trip Reeves.

A memorial service will be conducted on Monday, November 11, 2013 at 11:00 A.M. at the Methodist Church in Essex with Rev. Roy Sherfield officiating.

The Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home is handling arrangements in Dexter.