Gertrude Eva Burrell, 82, of Tye River, Arrington, Virginia, died on Tuesday April 24, 2018, at her residence. Born on June 1, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pa., she was a daughter of the late John Baxter and Eva Pugh Baxter. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Norman Burrell, Sr. She was a retired Social Worker with the Nelson County Department of Social Services and a private duty caregiver in Nelson and Amherst County. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Eva Pace of Waynesboro; three sons, Stephen E. Blumberg of Arrington, Richard L. Blumberg of Waynesboro, and Paul E. Blumberg of Ceries, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Sunday, April 29, 2018, 2 p.m. at the Burrell Family Cemetery at the residence with Pastor Carroll Martin officiating. The family will receive friends at the graveside following the service. Arrangements by Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel of Lovingston (434-263-4097).