Lowndes County GaArchives Obituaries.....Burdette, William Alexander July 10, 1944
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W. A. BURDETTE
Rites are Held
Valdosta, Ga., July 13-- Funeral services for William Alexander Burdette,
85, who died Monday at a Valdosta hospital after a long illness, were held
Wednesday at the residence, with the Rev. Dr. R. Davis Mohler and the Rev.
Cecil Thompson Officiating. Internment was in the Worthington- Burdette
mausoleum in Sunset Hill Cemetery. Burdette attended Mercer University when it
was located at Old Penfield. His Parents, the late Mr.& Mrs. Thomas P.
Burdette, of Moreland county, Virginia. were among the early settlers of
Washington.
A "gentleman of the old school", he was addressed during his childhood
as "Manse Willie". During his 50 years residence in Valdosta, Burdette was
active in both city and county development, in addition to commercial and
agricultural affairs.
Survivors include a daughter, Mrs Ethel Burdette Worthington, of
Washington D.C.; four sons, I.A. Burdette, of Valdosta; C. W. and J. L.
Burdette, both of Jackson, Miss., and A.D. Burdette, of Meridian, Miss.; two
brothers, J. Luke Burdette, of Washington, Ga., who now resides on the
original Burdette Plantation of antebellum days, on which Eli Whitney
perfected and operated the first cotton gin, and Dr. Joe Burdette of
Sandersville, Ga. and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Additional Comments:
GA death index:
Name: William A Burdette
Death Date: 10 Jul 1944
Race: W
Gender: M
County of Death: Lowndes
Certificate: 29280
Age: 85 years
His parents mentioned in the obit were born in Georgia not Virginia.
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