Susan Eileen Burris

June 29, 1959 - November 16, 2019

Susan Eileen Burris was born June 29, 1959 in Bellflower, California to Mary Katheryn and Simon David Thrasher. Susan was the eldest of three children. She was the mother of three daughters and one son. Susan was a wonderful grandmother with five grandsons, one granddaughter, and another granddaughter on the way. Susan was an avid quilter and talented seamstress. Throughout the years she designed and created elaborate quilts for her various family members, Halloween costumes and clothing for her children, and more recently Halloween and Comic-Con costumes for her grandchildren. Halloween will never be the same. Susan was smart, talented, artistic, and full of creativity. She was a self-proclaimed nerd, Trekkie, Whovian, and enjoyed reading, studying, and discussing the sci-fi world. Her favorite authors were Stephen King, JRR Tolkien, Anne Rice, George RR Martin, and JK Rowling. She also enjoyed murder mysteries, Dr. Who, Game of Thrones, the Star Trek Series, and many other tv shows old and new. Susan is survived by her mother, Mary Katheryn Thrasher; sister, Kathleen (Phil) Schneider; brother, John (Deborah) Thrasher; daughters, Kristina (Grant) Burris-Lunt, Katrina (Jason) Erickson, and Sabrina (Travis) Hill; son, Buster Burris; and grandchildren, Xander, Eliza, Riot, Austin, Finnick, and Mickey. She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Gene and Glen Barnes; father, Simon David Thrasher; uncle, Robert Barnes; and aunt, Sally. Memorial services will be held at 4:30 p.m., Thursday, December 5, 2019 at the Mt. Jordan 7th Ward Chapel located at 235 East 9800 South, Sandy, Utah. She will be laid to rest on at 10:00 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Timpanogos Memorial Gardens Cemetery located at 1000 North 400 East Orem, Utah. Condolences may be expressed at www.bergmortuary.com.