Elizabeth M. "Betty" Burns, 88, died May 11, 2012 at Kansas Heart Hospital, Wichita, Kansas. She was born April 5, 1924 at Quinter, Kansas, the only daughter of Charles and Evadne (Milroy) Graham. She was a cadet nurse during World War II and was a 1946 graduate of the St. Rose School of Nursing, Great Bend. She married Clarence J. Burns November 4, 1947 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church, Great Bend, Kansas. A Great Bend resident since 1943, coming from Quinter, Mrs. Burns was an OB nurse at St. Rose Hospital and Central Kansas Medical Center, helping hundreds of new mothers throughout her career. She retired in 1991. She was also a farm wife, working beside her husband, Clarence, on the family farm. Mrs. Burns was a member of Prince of Peace Parish and the Altar Society, Great Bend. Survivors include her husband, Clarence J. Burns, of the home; one son, Tom Burns and his wife Kay, Great Bend; two daughters: Linda White and her husband Steve, Great Bend; and Barbara Davenport and her husband Harlan, Great Bend; three brothers: Leroy Graham, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Eugene Graham, Scottsdale, Arizona; and Wendell Graham, Lawrence, Kansas; seven grandchildren: Douglas McNett and his wife Jennifer, Larned, Kansas; Jennifer Strecker and her husband Eric, Towanda, Kansas; Kristoffer White, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Chad White, Fort Worth, Texas; Erin VanCamp and her husband Chad, Olathe, Kansas; Allison Burns, Garden City, Kansas; and Logan Burns, Manhattan, Kansas; and eight great-grandchildren: Ross McNett, Reed McNett, Ella McNett, Emma McNett, Jackson Strecker, Kennedy Strecker, Avery VanCamp, and Aaden VanCamp. She was preceded in death by infant twins in 1955; and two brothers, Kenneth Graham and Sherman Graham. Altar Society Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m. and vigil service will be at 7:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Father Don Bedore will be celebrant. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday, May 14, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to the Barton County 4-H Holding Board Scholarship Fund or Sister Aquinata Penka Nursing Scholarship Fund, in care of the funeral home.