AHOSKIE – Rev. James Earl Burden, 59, of Ahoskie died Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Mt. Sinai Holiness Church.  Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Ahoskie. Hunter’s Funeral Home, Ahoskie, is handling the arrangements.