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Robert Earl Burke

Obituary Date: Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Mr. Robert Earl Burke, age 85, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away Wednesday, August 08, 2012 at The Oaks at Limestone in Gainesville, Georgia.

Funeral services are scheduled for 11:00 am Friday, August 10, 2012 at Shiloh Hills Baptist Church in Kennesaw with interment to follow in Georgia Memorial Park in Marietta, Georgia. The Reverend Vic Bledsoe will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday, August 09, 2012 at the funeral home. His body will lie in state from 10:00 am to 11:00 am Friday at the church prior to the service.


Mr. Burke was born on March 26, 1927 in Millen, Georgia. He was the son of the late James Alton Burke and Mary Perryman Burke. He served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of Shiloh Hills Baptist Church in Kennesaw and was retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad after 29 years of service. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Elsie Lee (Strickland) Burke; and his parents.

Mr. Burke is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Judy (Burke) and Dave Mitchell of Norcross, GA; daughter Brenda Burke of Kennesaw, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Cathy Burke of Cleveland, GA; son, Kevin Burke of Jacksonville, FL; grandchildren, Michael Mitchell, Jennifer Mitchell and Robert Lewis Burke; great-grandchildren, Maelana Leigh Burke and Josselyn Ann Burke.


Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel 989 Riverside Drive Gainesville, GA 30501. 770-297-6200. Online condolences at www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com





Funeral Date
08/10/2012 at 12:00AM
Funeral Home
Memorial Park North Riverside Chapel