Susan Leigh Burns, 53, of Village Walk East, died Saturday, June 19, 2010, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Susan was a loving mother, devoted school administrator, and good friend. She was the principal of Stoney Point Elementary School in Cumberland County after serving many years in Robeson County Schools. Susan was a graduate of Lumberton Senior High School and received a Bachelor Degree in Elementary Education from East Carolina University, a Master of Art and Education and a Master Degree in School Adminstration from Fayetteville State University.

Susan is survived by her son, Matthew Steven McCray, and her daughter, Katherine Leigh McCray, both of Lumberton; her mother, Carlene Kinlaw Burns, of Lumberton; two brothers, John Robert Burns, Jr., and Raymond Clegg Burns, of Lumberton; two sisters, Beth Burns Ward, of Lumberton, and Sarah Kelly Burns, of Roanoke, Virginia; and a special friend, Kenneth McKinnon Lee, of Whiteville. She is preceded in death by her father, John Robert Burns, Sr.

Visitation will be Tuesday from 7 to 9 at Floyd Mortuary and Cremetory, and the funeral service will be Wednesday at 2 at Barker United Methodist Church, with interment at Meadowbrook Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the American Red Cross and to the Gladys P. Burns Scholarship Fund, Chestnut Street United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1464, Lumberton, NC, 28359.