Georgia Earline Burkett, 81 of Atmore, died Mon., Oct. 22, 2018, at her home in Atmore, surrounded by family.
Burkett, the daughter of the late Grace and Stiner Weaver, was also preceded in death by a son, Gary Burkett, of Alexander City; three brothers, Cecil Weaver, Claude (Frances) Weaver and Clarence (Elizabeth) Weaver, all of Atmore; and a sister, Louise (Earl) Wilson, of Bay Minette.
She is survived by her husband of 64 years, James Burkett; a daughter, Gail Bell, both of Atmore; a sister, Alice (Richard) Walsh, of Pensacola; a brother, Donald Ray (Peggy) Weaver; a grandson, Blake (Stephanie) Bell, two great-grandchildren, Sawyer and Colin Bell, all of Atmore; a daughter-in-law, Donna Burkett, of Spanish Fort; a sister-in-law, Connie Weaver, of Bay Minette and numerous nieces and nephews.
Burkett was born Jan. 8, 1937, in Atmore, where she raised two children. She was a long-time member of Presley Street Baptist Church.
Visitation will be held today, Wed., Oct. 24, from 6 until 8 p.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home in Atmore. Funeral services will be held Thurs., Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Simpson and the Rev. Dempsey Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore.
Pallbearers will be James Bell, Mickey Parker, Wendell Wearren, Ken Tomas, Don Smith and Lonnie Turberville.
Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home, INC, in charge of all arrangements.