LunaAvi Patience Burson

Celebrating LunaAvi: A Whisper of Joy and Love

LunaAvi Patience Burson

March 18, 2024 – March 18, 2024

With hearts full of love and anticipation, we were eagerly preparing to welcome LunaAvi Patience Burson into our arms. She was born into this world on March 18, 2024, at Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center in Rome, Georgia, to her loving Mother, Ginger "Gin" Towe-Burson. Although LunaAvi's earthly journey was brief, her spirit and the joy of her anticipated arrival have left a permanent mark on her family. 

Before LunaAvi's arrival, her presence was a beacon of happiness and excitement for her entire family. Her three brothers, Shaun Burson, Theo McDuffie, and Dylan Harris, along with her four sisters, Ashleigh Harris, Jasmine, KyLeigh, and Iliana McDuffie, dreamt of the days they would spend nurturing and cherishing their youngest sibling. LunaAvi was a symbol of hope and the future, a new chapter in the Burson/McDuffie family story that we all couldn't wait to begin. 

Also bereaved of her absence are LunaAvi's father Melvin "Buck" Leon Burson II, maternal grandparents, Rev. William "Bill" and Rita Towe, and her paternal grandmother, Edna Burson, and a myriad of aunts, uncles, and cousins. In her passing, LunaAvi joins her uncle and namesake, David Stone, uncle Michael "Baldy" Towe, great grandpa William Towe, great great grandparents Zebuel and Ruby Towe, and paternal grandfather, Melvin Leon Burson, in heaven, where she will be greeted with the same love and warmth she has here on earth. 

Though fleeting, LunaAvi's time with us was filled with purpose and meaning. As Romans 8:28 reminds us, "All things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose." Her existence, as brief as it was, brought a profound joy and a reminder of the fragility and beauty of life. She was a gift, purposefully woven into the tapestry of our lives for a moment, leaving us with memories filled with love and a sweet anticipation that turned into a tender remembrance. 

As we mourn LunaAvi's absence, we hold tight to the truth that "To everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven" (Ecclesiastes 3:1). Her season with us was short, but the love and lessons she brought endure. 

The Burson/McDuffie family is in the process of finalizing arrangements for LunaAvi with Parnick Jennings Good Shepherd Funeral Home. We invite you to join us in celebrating her life and the joy she brought to us all, even in her brief visit. LunaAvi's legacy is one of love, a reminder to cherish every moment, and to hold dear the anticipation and joy of life. In her memory, we move forward, enriched by the love she inspired and comforted by the hope that one day, we will meet again.

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