Emogene Wilson

Burdette

Obituary

Emogene Wilson Burdette, 76, of Ty Ty passed away Thursday, August 25, 2005, at Tift Regional Medical Center. Her funeral service was held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, August 28, 2005, at Salem Baptist Church in Tifton with the Rev. D. E. Beasley officiating. Mrs. Burdette was laid to rest at Salem Memorial Gardens in Tifton.

Mrs. Burdette's nephews served as pallbearers.

Born February 10, 1929, in Tift County, Mrs. Burdette was the daughter of the late Hobart M. Wilson and Hattie Yates Wilson. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Bobby Wilson and Raymond Wilson. Before retiring, she was a seamstress at Sylvester Textiles; and she was a member of Salem Baptist Church in Tifton.

Mrs. Burdette is survived by her husband, Henry Burdette, of Ty Ty; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Craig Burdette and Ricky and Jan Burdette, all of Ty Ty; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Emerson and Dot Wilson of Tifton, Donald and Hazel Wilson of Norman Park and Wallace and Latrelle Wilson of Omega; five sisters and two brothers-in-law, Virginia Beasley and Laverne Willis, both of Tifton, Doris Casey of Ty Ty, Mary and Billy Williams of Moultrie and Carolyn and Philip Bates of Albany; two sisters-in-law, Elizabeth Wilson and Jennifer Wilson, both of Tifton' and one grandson, Eric Mullis of Ty Ty.