Born in Oconee County and a native of Athens he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George David Burkhalter. He was a self-employed business owner of Burkhalter Trenching and Boring and was a retired racecar driver and avid sportsman. Mr. Burkhalter was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Dale Burkhalter; five brothers, Ellis, James, George David Jr., Hubert and Donnie; and four sisters, Kate and Sue Meeler, Sandra Mobley and Helen Hix.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Burkhalter; daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and Buck Alewine, Beckey and Randy Jones and Carol Lyle and her friend John; sons and daughters-in-law, Charles Ross Burkhalter Jr. and Dixie Burkhalter, George and Vickie Burkhalter, Jeff and Donna Burkhalter and Rex and Stacey Burkhalter; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ben, Eugene, Mack and Tony Burkhalter; sisters, Thelma Ross, Junita Hinson and Burnice Martin.
Born in Oconee County and a native of Athens he was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George David Burkhalter. He was a self-employed business owner of Burkhalter Trenching and Boring and was a retired racecar driver and avid sportsman. Mr. Burkhalter was preceded in death by a daughter, Wanda Dale Burkhalter; five brothers, Ellis, James, George David Jr., Hubert and Donnie; and four sisters, Kate and Sue Meeler, Sandra Mobley and Helen Hix.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Burkhalter; daughters and sons-in-law, Rita and Buck Alewine, Beckey and Randy Jones and Carol Lyle and her friend John; sons and daughters-in-law, Charles Ross Burkhalter Jr. and Dixie Burkhalter, George and Vickie Burkhalter, Jeff and Donna Burkhalter and Rex and Stacey Burkhalter; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ben, Eugene, Mack and Tony Burkhalter; sisters, Thelma Ross, Junita Hinson and Burnice Martin.
Family Members
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Sara Sue "Sue Belle" Burkhalter Meeler
1921–1998
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Sgt David J Burkhalter
1924–1944
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Bernice Nell "Jackie" Burkhalter Martin
1926–2018
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James Franklin Burkhalter
1928–1990
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Elmer Eugene Burkhalter
1930–2014
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Thelma Burkhalter Ross
1932–2020
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Ben Herbert Burkhalter
1934–2017
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Mary Helen Burkhalter Hicks
1936–2005
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Juanita Burkhalter Henson
1939–2022
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Donald Lewis Burkhalter
1941–1948
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Douglas Mack Burkhalter
1943–2023
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Sandra Ann Burkhalter Mobley
1945–2006
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