Donald Burke Shea, Jr

Donald Burke Shea, Jr, age 89 of Cornelia, passed away on Monday, August 22, 2022. 

Born in Quincy, Massachusetts on January 22, 1933, Don was the son of the late Donald Burke Shea, Sr. and the late Ruth O. Hatfield Shea.  He was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church and he proudly served in the United States Air Force.  Don was a Master Mason, past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star as well as a member of the York Rite, Scottish Rite and Yaarab Shrine Temple.  In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf and watching baseball.  Don was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections.  

In addition to his parents, Don is preceded in death by son Michael Shea and brother Philip Shea.

Survivors include his wife Laura Cabe Shea of Cornelia, sons, Donald Burke Shea III (Kristy), of Cornelia,  Chip Shea (Gretchen) of Wake Forest, North Carolina, daughters, Karen Shea of Cornelia and Lori Shea of Leesburg, Florida, daughter in law Yvonne Shea of Hawaii, grandchildren, Jordan Shea, Ben Shea, Matthew Shea, Chris Shea, Brian Shea, Mitchell Shea, Kevin Shea, Megan Shea, and Cooper Huau, as well as great grandchildren, Jackie Shea, Laura Alice Shea, Ryleigh Shea, and Avery Shea. 

A service celebrating the life of Donald Burke Shea, Jr., will be held graveside at 2:00 PM Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Franklin, North Carolina. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394..

An online guestbook is available and may be viewed at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.

Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville. 706-754-6256.