St. Marys native Robin Jean Burton, 51, of Columbus, died at 8 p.m. Sept. 16, 2008, at The Cleveland Clinic following heart surgery.

She was born July 8, 1957, in St. Marys, to Robert L. and Cecelia Owings Anderson. Her mother, Cecelia Anderson Carvallo, survives in Columbus.

Other survivors are a son, Brandon Burton, Columbus; a sister, Teresa J. (Robert) Grant, St. Marys; and a brother, Michael P. Anderson, St. Marys.

She was employed as the administrative assistant to the state veterinarian in the State of Ohio Department of Agriculture. She was a member of the Catholic church,
a 1975 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High School and a 1980 graduate of Defiance College, where she was class president and president of the Beta Sigma Sorority. She was active in the Columbus Neighborhood Watch program and served as president of the Columbus Recreation Midget Football Association.

Funeral Mass is 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys, the Rev. Anthony Cutcher officiating. Private family burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery, St. Marys.

Calling is 2-7 p.m. Sunday at Miller Funeral Home, St. Marys.

Contributions can be made to Columbus Children's Hospital.

Condolences can be made to www.millerfuneralhomes.net.