Spalding County GaArchives Obituaries.....Burks, William J. January 28, 1921 ************************************************ 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: Lynn Cunningham http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002535 November 4, 2006, 7:24 pm The Atlanta Constitution, 29 Jan 1921 W.J. Burks Griffin, Ga., November 28 - (Special.) - W.J. Burks, one of the most prominent and best-known citizens of Spalding county, died at the Griffin hospital Monday morning. He was stricken with paralysis on November 19, and has been ill since. The deceased was 49 years of age. He is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Holey Mitchell; four sons, Bryan Burks, W.J. Burks, Jr., Halsey Burks and Robert Burks; by one daughter, Miss Emma Burks; his mother, Mrs. D.A. Burks. Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning from Union church. Interment will be in the family burying grounds there. Additional Comments: At Union Church Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia: William J. Burks, b. 6 Mar 1872, d. 28 Nov 1921 Mahalah J. Mitchell, b. 17 Nov 1873, d. 9 Oct 1962 w/o W.J. Burks File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/spalding/obits/b/burks5718gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.4 Kb