Marie Jane Panter Burch, affectionately known as “Aunt Tootsie”, age 84, of Jonesboro, GA, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015. Mrs. Burch was a native of Copperhill, TN and was a daughter of the late Elisha and Gertrude Bell Panter. She had attended Lee College and Carol Lynn Business School. She wrote beautiful poetry and loved music and singing. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, sister, friend and aunt to many nieces and nephews.

She is survived by her daughters, Carol Patterson of Jonesboro, GA and Donna Harris of Anniston, AL; grandchildren, Christy (Jayson) Bass, Leslie (Rusty) Reid, David (Crystal) Irwin, Matthew (Lauren) Harris, Tyler (Katherine) Harris of Birmingham, AL; great grandchildren, Jarron, Alex Lynn, Jake, Tucker, Addison, Braxton, Maleigha, Sarah, Whitten, lane and Lily. She is also survived locally by a host of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. from the Akins of Copperhill Chapel with Rev. Ray Montgomery officiating. Music will be by Rev. Ray & Rita Montgomery and Darla Patterson. Interment will follow in the Pleasant Hill (Airport Road) cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until the funeral hour of 2:00 p.m. Akins Funeral Home of Copperhill in charge of the local arrangements.