Joy Sharlene Burke, 57, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, passed away July 17, 2022, at her residence.
She was born May 8, 1965, to Elton Dunlap and Ada “Pierce” Dunlap.
She was married Nov. 2, 2001, to Ben Burke at Jonesboro, Arkansas. He survives.
Also surviving; Her mother, Ada Dunlap of Harviell, Missouri; three sisters; Michelle Meyers of Columbia, Missouri, Jan Chronister of Poplar Bluff, Missouri and Julie Stevenson of Dayton, Ohio.
She is preceded by her father Elton Dunlap.
Mrs. Burke was a grade schoolteacher and had worked at the Oak Grove Elementary School. She had attended the Bluff City United Pentecostal Church and loved teaching children. She enjoyed making quilts, fishing, photography and she loved animals and reading.
Visitation will be from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2022. The funeral will start at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 23, 2022, all in the Fowler and Sons Funeral Home at Neelyville, Missouri.
Burial will be in the Kinsey Cemetery following funeral.