Sarah C. Burr

She was born April 7, 1938, in Gowanda, N.Y., the daughter of the late Edwin Roland and Eleanor (Schoelles) Cotton.

On Aug. 8, 1958, she married Donald Burr, who predeceased her on Nov. 20, 2019.

Mrs. Burr co-owned and operated Burwin Inc. from 1962-2000, a local utility contractor.

Mrs. Burr was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Gowanda, and was a poll inspector for area elections and loved spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

She is survived by two sons: Mark Cotton (Karen) Burr of Gowanda, and Thmas James Burr of Gowanda; two daughters: Virginia Ruth (Hovig) Mangoyan of Slippery Rock, Pa., and Julia Lew (William) Avera of LafayetSarah C. Burr

te, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren: M. Andrew (Mary) Burr, Stephen (Matt) Burr, Kelli (Francis) Sparks, Nickolas Burr, Ashley (Jason) Riley, Ara (Jeanine) Mangoyan, Raffi Mangoyan, Ryan (Samantha) Avera, Marshall Avera, Geoffrey Burr, Emma Prantke Burr and Matthew Burch; 14 great-grandchildren: Rowynn Riley, Carmen Riley, Coralynn Riley, Arwen Riley, Mark Burr II, Paul Burr, MacKenzie Anne Burr, Sophie Mangoyan, Henry Mangoyan, Francis Sparks II, Kali Sparks, Kaia Sparks,Rhett Avera and Corrine Burch; two sisters: Grace Elizabeth Cotton and Mary Elaine (Nick) Hodak; two nieces: Corinne Cotton Hodak and Amy Sue Gahman; and a nephew, Salvatore Dicembre

She was predeceased by a son, Timothy Wynn Burr; a grandson, Colin Burr; a brother, William Cotton

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, July 24, 2022, at the Mentley Funeral Home Inc., 105 E. Main St., in Gowanda. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday July 25, 2022, at the First Presbyterian Church, in Gowanda.

Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, in Gowanda or the Gowanda’s Historic Hollywood Theater.