Essie Lee Burton Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Essie Lee Burton of Sarasota, Florida, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on May 17, 2026. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Essie farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Essie is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She is survived by: her children, Michelle Hubbard, Angela Knight and Christopher Phillips; and her grandchildren, Latisha Brown-Johnson (Horace Johnson), Latoya Knight, Charmaine Wheeler (Tommie Wheeler Jr.), Bernard Knight, Mario Charles, Christopher Phillips Jr. Shamini Phillips, Anthony Philips, Jayla and Jalawnna Phillips. She is also survived by great grand children, great great grandchildren, great nieces, great nephews and great-great nieces, nephews.
