Irene Strickland Burton

Irene Strickland Burton, 87, of Phenix City, AL died peacefully while at River Towne Center, Columbus, GA on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. 

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM (EST) on Sunday, February 16, 2025, in the Chapel of Vance Brooks Funeral Home, Phenix City, AL with Chaplain Dan Morey officiating. A private interment will be held at Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until the funeral hour on Sunday at the funeral home. 

Mrs. Burton was born May 18, 1937, in Columbus, GA daughter of the late James Alexander Strickland and Lee Etta Odom Strickland. She was a homemaker and the Best Granny ever to her grands, great grands and great great grands. 

Mrs. Burton was preceded in death by her parents, James and Lee Etta Strickland; her husband of 45 ½ years, James Ira Burton; siblings, sisters, Edna Strickland , Pauline Strickland Skeen, Florence Strickland Page and Ruth Ann Strickland Allen and brothers, JW Strickland, James David Strickland, Ralph Strickland, Earl Strickland and Tommy Strickland.

Survivors include her daughter, Debbie Burton Bankston (Jimmy), Preston, GA; a son, Malcolm Ira Burton (Sonya), Beulah, AL; five grandchildren, Matthew Ira Deason(Jeanne), Jeremy Michael Deason, Malcolm Ira Burton, Jr.(Myranda), Brandon James Burton and Eric Lee Burton(Carla); eleven great-grandchildren, Kelsey Marie Deason, Landon Wayne Deason(Summer), Jessi Mary-Lynne Burton, Jasmine Elizabeth Burton, Hailey Grace Deason, Caleb James Burton, Erica Lee-Ann Burton, Lucas Wyatt Deason, Ashton River Deason, Makynzli Brielle Burton, Malcolm James Ira (Jimmy) Burton ; and 3 great-great-grandchildren, Miley Mae Deason, Kamden Hunter Deason and Justin Kase Ira Deason; numerous nieces, nephews and nieces.