Amanda Burns

Services for Amanda Marie Hamilton Burns of Bunkie, presently residing in Grosse Tete, will be March 3rd, at 10:30am at St. Pauls Catholic Church in Mansura LA with Father Chad Partain burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery 1 in Marksville under the direction of Escude Funeral Home of Mansura.
Amanda was just 40 years old she passed away Sunday February 28 near Lavonia.
Survivors include her children, Cody James McElroy and Amber McKenzie Burns of Grayson, LA. Her parents Jim and Jo Hamilton of Mansura and siblings: J. Kern and Debora Hamilton of Grand Coteau, Mary Jo Hamilton Broussard and friend H. Lynn Breaux of Lafayette, Robert Ray Bobbyand Denice Hamilton of Bunkie, Danny and Donelle Hamilton of Katy, TX, and Ed Hunter Hamilton of Sugarland TX. She has 7 nieces, 6 nephew, 3 great nieces and 2 great nephews. She was preceded in death by her grandparents Hunter and Eugenie Saucier and her beloved niece Amber Marie Armand.
Visitation will be at Escude Funeral Home in Mansura from Tuesday, March 2, 2010 4pm to 9pm with the rosary at 7 pm. Services will reopen Wednesday at 8am until the time of the funeral, 10:30am at St. Pauls Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery 1 in Marksville.
Amanda was a lover of life, she loved people, places, animals especially horses Whatever she did, she did it with passion , by God if it was basket weaving, she was gonna be the best basket weaver there ever was and there wasnt anything that was gonna stop her. We all know she was the best horseman in the state of Louisiana. She loved everyone you couldnt NOT be her friend. She just reached out to anyone and everyone, and was surrounded by the love of so many people.
Amanda was an employee of Math Art Science Academy West in Plaquemine. She was a lover of learning and teaching. She held a BS in Animal Science from Louisiana Tech, a MED from Northwestern, and a PHD, HRE from LSU. She loved her job, she loved her students, and she loved teaching them. It was like a daily vacation for her. She loved to watch her students grow and made a lasting life impression on all of them.
Amanda, our time together was too short. We will never understand why you left so soon, and why we have to stay behind and endure the grief. But who are we to understand what this world and our lives are designed to be. Our lives are forever saddened but our hearts will forever glow with the love you have shared with us. Until we meet again.