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Curtis Furman Burrell, age 76, of Cornelia, Georgia passed away on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
Mr. Burrell was born on February 23, 1949 in Charlotte, North Carolina to the late Fred Burrell and the late Ola Burrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Lena Burrell; step-daughter, Dala Kirkum; grandson, Dale Savage; and brother, David Burrell.
Survivors include her daughter, Lisa Burrell, of Cornelia; daughter, Kimberly Burrell, of Cleveland; daughter and son-in-law, Brittney and Jose Chavez, of Alto; step-daughter, Tiffany Kinnarath and her husband, Chris, of Hollywood; grandchildren, Roy Savage, of Cornelia; Australia Savage and her husband, Tony Atkins, of Cornelia; Hayden Vazquez, of Cleveland; Sebastien Burrell, of Cleveland; Grayson Burrell, of Cleveland; Madi Burrell, of Cleveland; Tatiana Rodriguez, of Alto; Isabel Rodriguez, of Alto; Alejandro Rodriguez, of Alto; Jasmin Rodriguez, of Alto; Nathan Abernathy, of Banks County; Damien Abernathy, of Kentucky; Sommer Osborn, of Kentucky; several great-grandchildren; brother, Jeffery Houston Burrell, of Cornelia; sister, Jeanette Ola Mae Clark, of Cornelia; Teresa Diane Loudermilk, of Cornelia; Jane Carolyn Marie Thomas, of Toccoa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A complete obituary will be announced once available.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory P.O. Box 1113 Cornelia, Georgia 30531 or whitfieldfuneralhomes.com to help with final expenses.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel at 1370 Industrial Boulevard, Baldwin, Georgia 30511. Telephone: 706-778-7123.
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