Mrs. Eileen Smitherman Carter Burke, 78, of Winston-Salem, died Wednesday, May 9, 2001, at the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home. She was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Yadkin County to Doc Benbow and Emma Binkley Smitherman. Mrs. Burke was a member of Gibsonia Baptist Church in Lakeland, Fla., and had retired from AT&T with 26 years of service. She was a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Preceding her in death was a grandson, Mark Hayes. Surviving are her husband, Rodney Burke of the home; a son, Sonny Carter and wife Nann of Clemmons; two daughters, Geraldine Hayes and husband Don of Winston-Salem and Judy Briggs of Winston-Salem; six grandchildren, Beth Holder, Lynn Ruppard, Kim Vaughn, Jason Briggs, and Catherine and Carrie Carter; four great-grandchildren; two stepdaughters, Elizabeth Beaver and husband Pete of Melbourne, Fla., and Janice Miller of Melbourne; four stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 12, 2001, at Hayworth-Miller Silas Creek Chapel by the Rev. Dana Wooten and the Rev. G. Thomas Shelton. Burial will follow in Forsyth Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Lane, Winston-Salem, NC 27103.