Pierce County GaArchives Obituaries.....Alton A. Burgsteiner March 7 1978 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Gene Dixon meangene1@wayxcable.com November 24, 2003, 9:44 am Waycross Journal-Hearld 03/07/1978 BLACKSHEAR - Alton A. Burgsteiner, 62, died early today in the Pierce County Hospital after an apparent heart attack. A native of and lifelong resident of Pierce County, he was a son of the late Juddie Preston Burgsteiner and Mrs. Leola Yarbrough Burgsteiner. Mr. Burgsteiner was a member of the First Baptist Church of Blackshear. He was a retired rural mail carrier and worked at the Post Office in Blackshear for a number of years. Mr. Burgsteiner was a member of the Blackshear Lions Club and was a veteran of the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Gladys (Boo) Burgsteiner; a grandson, John Daniel Burgsteiner, Blackshear; a sister, Mrs. Nela Mae Harrison, Seaside, OR, and several other relatives. Funeral will be Thursday at 2 p.m. in the First Baptist Church of Blackshear, with the Rev. Freddy Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in the Blackshear Cemetery. The body will remain at the funeral home until one hour prior to the funeral, when it will be taken to the church to lie in state. Clough-Pearson Funeral Home is in charge. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb