Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Hezekiah Newton Burnett 1941 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Hezekiah Newton Burnett as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 12 Sep 1941. Disseminating widespread grief among friends throughout southwest Georgia was the death of Rev H. N. Burnett, prominent missionary Baptist minister for more than half a century, which occurred at his home near Sale City Monday, 8 Sep 1941, at 11:00 AM. The Rev Burnett had been in feeble health for several years though his condition was not believed serious until during the past three weeks, when he suffered heart complications. Funeral services took place Wednesday, 10 Sep 1941, at 11:00 AM in Sale City Baptist Church, where a large gathering of sorrowing relatives and friends came to pay last tribute of love and respect. Services were conducted by the Rev J. Seaborn Wynn of Macon, former pastor of the Baptist Church at Pelham and close friend of the deceased. Comforting hymns of Christian faith were sung by the church choir and there were numbers of beautiful flowers, evidencing love and sympathy of friends. Rev Burnett was born in Aiken, S. C. eighty years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Burnett, moving with his parents to this county in early childhood and settling near Sale City. He spent most of his life farming and preaching the gospel in southwest Georgia, serving many churches in this section, particularly in Colquitt and Mitchell and adjoining counties. He was a good farmer and had extensive land holdings. He was a born leader and drew men to himself by his simple sincerity, his ardent zeal in the gospel he preached and tender love for the people among whom he moved. Devoted to his family, his church and his community, he was ever ready and willing to serve his fellow man and even after his health failed many there were who made the pilgrimage to his home to seek his kindly advice and to find strength in his gentle cheerfulness. Rev Burnett served as moderator of the Tucker Baptist Association consecutively from 1916 to 1920 and his presence was always a benediction to these meetings as long as he was able to attend. Surviving are his widow, who is the former Miss Alice Mansfield; five sons, Silas Burnett of Dawson; Morton Burnett of Albany; Douglas Burnett of Tampa, Fla.; Turner Burnett of Sale City and Carey Burnett of Albany; one daughter, Mrs. W. H. Peacock of Perry, Fla.; one brother, Pete Burnett of Pavo, Ga.; and three sisters, Mrs. J. T. Rigsby of Sale City, Mrs. E. D. Cooper of Meigs; and Mrs. Laura Burch of Albany.