Haberhsam Co., GA - Obituaries - Alley Burke *********************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: "Kim Gordon" Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm *********************************************** Alley Burke Funeral services for Alley Burke, 87, of Clarkesville were held Saturday, May 18, at 2 p.m. at Cool Springs United Methodist Church. The Rev. Steve McIntyre, the Rev. Garvis Kinsey and the Rev. Charles Black officiated with burial in Clarkesville City Cemetery. Mr. Burke died Thursday, May 16, 2002, at Habersham County Medical Center following an extended illness. Born in White County on May 28, 1914, he was the son of the late Taylor and Lillie Robertson Burke. Mr. Burke was a retired farmer and a member of Cool Springs United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Mary Holcomb, Jessie Lee Loyd, Lula Bell Colley, Flora Tatum, Ethelene Masterpol; and brothers, Hubert Burke, Albert Burke, Robert Burke. Survivors include his wife, Frances Giddens Burke of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law, Jean and Kenneth Skelton of Cleveland; sons and daughters-in-law, Howard and Eugenia Burke of Clarkesville, Charles and Gail Burke of Clarkesville; eight grandchildren; and 17 great- grandchildren. Hillside Memorial Chapel, Clarkesville, was in charge of arrangements. The Northeast Georgian May 21, 2002