Obituary of Emma Alice Burkhalter

Coalmont, Tennessee - Mrs. Emma Lyda Burkhalter, 86, formerly of Higdon, Alabama, passed away peacefully Tuesday February 16, 2016 at the Sheltering Arms Home in Palmer, Tennessee. She was born in Deer Head Cove, Alabama on April 18, 1929 to Virgil B. Lyda and Ora Medlin Lyda who preceded her in death along with her husband, James C. Burkhalter; sister, Jenny Faye Lyda; brother and his wife, Harold W. (Naomi) Lyda; sister-in-law, Trudy Lyda. Emma was a longtime member of the the Macedonia Primative Baptist Church at Ider, Alabama and the Order of the Eastern Star. Emma loved the church and always shared her faith and the word with others. After retiring as a book keeper for Gross Merchandise in Trenton, Georgia she enjoyed music, her animals, a small orchard, her family and friends who will remember and miss her dearly. She is survived by her brothers, Fred W. Lyda, Tacoma, Washington, Sandford G. (Sue) Lyda, Pascagoula, Mississippi, Will E. (Linda) Lyda, Huntsville, Alabama, Joe E. (Lynn) Lyda, Tullahoma, Tennessee; sister, Betty Lyda (John) Pittman, Coalmont, Tennessee; step-son, Elder James D. (Sara) Burkhalter, Lynchburg, Tennessee; step-daughter, Mary (Bill) Brantley, Marietta, Georgia; 3 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 12:00 Noon Saturday February 20, 2016 at the Macedonia Primative Baptist Church at Ider, Alabama with Elder Ricky Deal and Elder Don Burkhalter officiating with burial to follow at the Flat Rock United Methodist Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM at Layne Funeral Home, Altamont, Tennessee and 10:00 AM till time of service Saturday at the Macedonia Primative Baptist Church at Ider, Alabama. A Special thanks for the loving care to all family members, hospice and Sheltering Arms Home. Arrangements by: Layne Funeral Home, Altamont, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com