Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Silas F. Burnett 1976 ****************************************************************************************************** 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 Silas F. Burnett as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 7 Jan 1976. Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM on Thursday, 1 Jan 1976, New Year's Day, at Pebble City Baptist Church for Silas F. Burnett, prominent and popular retired Mitchell County farmer and son of a prominent pioneer Mitchell County minister, the late Rev Newt Burnett, and his wife, the late Alice Mansfield Burnett. Officiating at the services was Rev W. F. Dyches, former missionary of the Tucker Baptist Association, Rev Lester Turley, the present missionary of the Tucker Association, and Rev Kenneth Sirmans. Special music was provided by Don Celoria, Minister of Music of the First Baptist Church of Camilla. Seven of his grandsons served as pallbearers and interment took place in the church cemetery with Parker-Bramlett Funeral Home of Camilla in charge of arrangements. Mr. Burnett died 30 Dec 1975, after a short illness. He was born 9 Apr 1893, in Mitchell County and lived for many years in the Pebble City section of the county where he was a successful farmer. He was happily married on 22 Dec 1912, to the former Mary Francis (Mamie) Parker and they celebrated their sixty-third wedding anniversary recently. One son, Henry Theron Burnett of Quincy, Fla., preceded him in death on 24 Apr 1963. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mamie Burnett; four sons, James H. Burnett of Camilla, Willis Burnett of Quincy, Fla., Buddy Burnett of Dublin, Ga. and Charles Burnett of Albany; two brothers, Douglas Burnett of Tampa, Fla., and Turner Burnett of Sale City; one sister, Mrs. W. H. Peacock of Perry, Fla. The Burnett family was very close knit and there are eleven grandchildren who survive. they are Kathy Burnett Hays of Baconton, Ga.; Patricia Burnett Clemmons of Columbia, S. C.; Martha Jane Huey Bateman of Houston, Tx.; Betty Burnett Suber of Quincy, Fla., Stanley Huey of Camilla and Gerald Burnett of Hosford, Fla; Lee Burnett of Meigs; Hank Burnett of Tallahassee, Fla; and Jeff Burnett. Mr. Burnett never liked for a family gathering to take place without his great grandchildren and he had thirteen in all who survive. They include Carol Lynn Clemmons of Columbia, S. C., Sheryl Ann Burnett of Quincy, Fla; Martin Wayne Bateman Jr of Houston, Tx.; Alice Kathleen Hays of Baconton; William Stanley Huey III of Camilla; Jennifer Leigh Hays of Baconton; Leslie Rackley of Meigs; James Shannon Huey of Camilla; Lisa Ann Burnett of Quincy Fla.; James Leo Bateman of Houston, Tx.; Vivian Page Burnett of Meigs; William Benjamin Bateman of Houston, Tx.; and Marcy Leann Burnett of Albany.