Parents: Henry Clay and Matilda Eleanor (DeHart) Burnett. Wife of William Sidney Roper.

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From The Franklin Press, Franklin, North Carolina, USA; 01 MAY 1947, page 1Death Claims Mrs. A. Roper At Age Of 80Mrs. Amanda Burnette Roper, widow of Sidney Roper, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex Sprinkle, Franklin, at 5:20 o'clock Monday morning, following a long illness. Mrs. Roper, who was 80 years of age, had made her home with Mrs. Sprinkle since the death of her husband in 1942. A native of Swain County, she had lived in Macon since her marriage. She was a member of the Tellico Baptist church.Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Sprinkle and Mrs. Commodore Tilley, of Franklin; three sons, J.W., Lon, and Harley Roper, all of Franklin; a half-sister, Mrs. Allie Harper, of Ottawa, Ill.; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sprinkle, and burial followed in the Franklin cemetery. The Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of the Franklin Methodist church, officiated.Pallbearers were Max Roper, Joe Roper, Henry Sprinkle, Jack Tilley, and George Roper, all grandsons, and Lawrence Long. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Bryant Funeral home. __________________

Parents: Henry Clay and Matilda Eleanor (DeHart) Burnett. Wife of William Sidney Roper.

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From The Franklin Press, Franklin, North Carolina, USA; 01 MAY 1947, page 1Death Claims Mrs. A. Roper At Age Of 80Mrs. Amanda Burnette Roper, widow of Sidney Roper, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex Sprinkle, Franklin, at 5:20 o'clock Monday morning, following a long illness. Mrs. Roper, who was 80 years of age, had made her home with Mrs. Sprinkle since the death of her husband in 1942. A native of Swain County, she had lived in Macon since her marriage. She was a member of the Tellico Baptist church.Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Sprinkle and Mrs. Commodore Tilley, of Franklin; three sons, J.W., Lon, and Harley Roper, all of Franklin; a half-sister, Mrs. Allie Harper, of Ottawa, Ill.; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren.The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sprinkle, and burial followed in the Franklin cemetery. The Rev. W. Jackson Huneycutt, pastor of the Franklin Methodist church, officiated.Pallbearers were Max Roper, Joe Roper, Henry Sprinkle, Jack Tilley, and George Roper, all grandsons, and Lawrence Long. The funeral arrangements were under the direction of Bryant Funeral home. __________________