Rudolph Joseph Burmer

Published 9:08 pm Thursday, September 8, 2011

Rudolph Joseph Burmer, age 95, of Selma, AL, passed away September 7, 2011.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Bonnie Burmer; parents, Stanley and Frances Burmer; daughter Nancy Mckay; sister, Harriet Devito and brother, Stephen Burmer.

He is survived by his children, Carol (Jim) Hopkins, Fred (Denise) Bollinger, Mark (Sandra) Bollinger, John Burmer and Nick (Sandy) Burmer; brother, Henry Burmer, son-in-law, Don McKay; grandchildren, Heather Burmer, Nicholas (Ashley) Burmer, II;  seventeen other grandchildren and thirty-three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. with Dr. Kenny Hatcher officiating.  Visitation will be prior to the service at 10:00 a.m.  Interment will be in Pineview Memory Gardens with Selma Funeral Home directing.

The family will serve as pallbearers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to be made to National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc.,  2600 Network Blvd., Suite 300, Frisco, TX  75034.

You may go online to view obituaries, offer condolences and sign the guest book at http://www.selmafuneralhome.com/.

Services will be held at First Missionary Baptist Church (Pratt City), 415 Avenue G Pratt, Birmingham, AL 35214,  205-798-7077, on Saturday 10, 2011 12:00 noon. The body will be at the church for viewing at 11:00 a.m.

There will be a brief repast at church and we will travel to Selma to Lincoln Cemetery for the Committal Service. Afterwards, there will be a repast at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church, 120 Division Street, Selma, AL 36703.