John M. Johnny Burke Jr.

MILLEN, Ga. - Mr. John M. Johnny Burke, Jr., 63, died Sunday, August 28, 2011. He lived in Jenkins County most of his life, retired as Maintenance Director for the Burke County Board of Education, and was a member and deacon of Green Fork Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Milton and Christine W. Burke and 2 sisters, Marie Chance and Judy Mallard. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am Tuesday at Green Fork Baptist Church with Dr. Ray Freeman and Rev. Jimmy Allen officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. He will lie in state 1 hour before the funeral. Survivors include his wife, Janice Roberson Burke; 4 daughters, Shannon (Michael) Gibbens of Perkins, Kristy (Matt) Wallace of Millen, Hope Cole of Millen, and Dana (Cody) Jones of Portal; 5 grandchildren, Gennie Brooke, Chelsea, and Trey Gibbens, Avery and John Wallace all of Millen. Active Pallbearers will be Paul Williams, Charles Ed Lindsey, Brian Knight, Marion Griffin, Junior Joyner, and Gene Wiggins. Honorary Pallbearers will be deacons of Green Fork Baptist Church and Johnny Jenkins, Doug Day, J. D. Smith, Hubert Reddick, Herbert Reynolds, and Ray Garvin. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm at Crowe-Fields Funeral Home in Millen. Crowe-Fields Funeral Home, Inc., P O Box 876; 364 E. Winthrope Ave., Millen, GA 30442 Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com/obits The Augusta Chronicle-August 29, 2011