Services for Malcolm Ray Burlew will be held Friday, February 13, 2026 at Deville Church of God with Brother Matt Deville officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until time of service at 12:00 p.m. Burial will follow in Burlew Cemetery, Deville under the direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home of Pineville.

Mr. Burlew, 92, of Deville, passed away on Monday, February 9, 2026 in Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital, Alexandria.

Drafted in 1953, he served our country in the Army, helping rebuild communications networks in Germany during the Korean war. After narrowly avoiding a deployment to Korea on the very day the armistice treaty between north and south was signed, he then returned home to Deville, marrying his wife, Carolyn, and they began their lives together. They had two children, Mikey and Mary Ann, and as they lived in their wholesome, small-town way, watched their family grow into what it is today.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Daisy Burlew; his many brothers and sisters, and one son, Mikey “Mike” Burlew.

Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of 71 years, Carolyn Burlew; his daughter, Mary Ann Elliott, and her husband, Jerry; his daughter-in-law, Billie Burlew, as well as his brother, Tommy Burlew. In addition are his grandchildren, Garrett Burlew, Keisha Cross, and her husband, David, and Lanny Dean Burlew; his three great-granddaughters, Lexi Cross, Lybi Cross, and Heather Hudspeth, as well as two great-great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers will be Garrett Burlew, Troy DeSoto, Dayton Deville, Thomas Burlew, Brian Burlew, and David Cross.

Honorary Pallbearers will be Bomber Whatley, William Burlew, and Lanny Dean Burlew.