Johnny J. Burch, 74, of Hayesville went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 19, 2020.
He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County, North Carolina. Johnny graduated from Atlanta Technical College and began working in the sheet metal industry. He and his brother then owned Burch Brothers Building Supply in Hayesville for more than twenty years. Johnny then pursued a career in real estate where he became a broker and owner of Tusquitee Land Company as well as being a licensed general contractor.
He was a lifetime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where he had taught Sunday school. He was a member of Clay County Lodge #301 and Western North Carolina Shriners. He had also served on multiple boards within the community. Johnny was an avid sports fan and passionate about Yellow Jacket football. Johnny had volunteered and coached many youth sports, and had a talent for working with the kids. His greatest pride and love came from his family who he enjoyed spending time with.
He was the son of the late Guy Elmo and Nina Lee Ashe Burch.
Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Teresa Ledford Burch; one daughter, Lauren Burch Rogers and husband, Greg, of Hiawassee, Georgia; two sons, Jason Burch and wife, Hope, of Hayesville, North Carolina and Nathan Burch and wife, Kelly, of Henderson, Nevada; four sisters, Juanita Pulliam of Millen, Georgia, Margaret Hedden, Helen Moreland, and Alecia Mensik, all of Hiawassee, Georgia; three brothers, Danny Burch of Hiawassee, Georgia, David Burch and Ronnie Burch both of Hayesville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Jackson, Caroline and Savannah Burch, Isabella and James Burch, and Baylor Rogers; and many nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Revs. Jim Payne, Jackie Sellers, and Phil Goble officiating. The service will be live streamed at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 and can be viewed on Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Facebook page. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jackson Burch, Joe Ledford, Tim Burch, Blake Ledford, Brian Burch and Brent Burch. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Ledford, Adam Ledford, Cameron Bethel and Bryan Hedden.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Building Fund, 50 Marvin Cable Lane, Hayesville, North Carolina 28904.
Obituary from the Ivie Funeral Home website./
He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County, North Carolina. Johnny graduated from Atlanta Technical College and began working in the sheet metal industry. He and his brother then owned Burch Brothers Building Supply in Hayesville for more than twenty years. Johnny then pursued a career in real estate where he became a broker and owner of Tusquitee Land Company as well as being a licensed general contractor.
He was a lifetime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where he had taught Sunday school. He was a member of Clay County Lodge #301 and Western North Carolina Shriners. He had also served on multiple boards within the community. Johnny was an avid sports fan and passionate about Yellow Jacket football. Johnny had volunteered and coached many youth sports, and had a talent for working with the kids. His greatest pride and love came from his family who he enjoyed spending time with.
He was the son of the late Guy Elmo and Nina Lee Ashe Burch.
Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Teresa Ledford Burch; one daughter, Lauren Burch Rogers and husband, Greg, of Hiawassee, Georgia; two sons, Jason Burch and wife, Hope, of Hayesville, North Carolina and Nathan Burch and wife, Kelly, of Henderson, Nevada; four sisters, Juanita Pulliam of Millen, Georgia, Margaret Hedden, Helen Moreland, and Alecia Mensik, all of Hiawassee, Georgia; three brothers, Danny Burch of Hiawassee, Georgia, David Burch and Ronnie Burch both of Hayesville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Jackson, Caroline and Savannah Burch, Isabella and James Burch, and Baylor Rogers; and many nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Revs. Jim Payne, Jackie Sellers, and Phil Goble officiating. The service will be live streamed at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 and can be viewed on Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Facebook page. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jackson Burch, Joe Ledford, Tim Burch, Blake Ledford, Brian Burch and Brent Burch. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Ledford, Adam Ledford, Cameron Bethel and Bryan Hedden.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Building Fund, 50 Marvin Cable Lane, Hayesville, North Carolina 28904.
Obituary from the Ivie Funeral Home website./
Johnny J. Burch, 74, of Hayesville went home to be with the Lord Friday, June 19, 2020.
He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County, North Carolina. Johnny graduated from Atlanta Technical College and began working in the sheet metal industry. He and his brother then owned Burch Brothers Building Supply in Hayesville for more than twenty years. Johnny then pursued a career in real estate where he became a broker and owner of Tusquitee Land Company as well as being a licensed general contractor.
He was a lifetime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where he had taught Sunday school. He was a member of Clay County Lodge #301 and Western North Carolina Shriners. He had also served on multiple boards within the community. Johnny was an avid sports fan and passionate about Yellow Jacket football. Johnny had volunteered and coached many youth sports, and had a talent for working with the kids. His greatest pride and love came from his family who he enjoyed spending time with.
He was the son of the late Guy Elmo and Nina Lee Ashe Burch.
Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Teresa Ledford Burch; one daughter, Lauren Burch Rogers and husband, Greg, of Hiawassee, Georgia; two sons, Jason Burch and wife, Hope, of Hayesville, North Carolina and Nathan Burch and wife, Kelly, of Henderson, Nevada; four sisters, Juanita Pulliam of Millen, Georgia, Margaret Hedden, Helen Moreland, and Alecia Mensik, all of Hiawassee, Georgia; three brothers, Danny Burch of Hiawassee, Georgia, David Burch and Ronnie Burch both of Hayesville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Jackson, Caroline and Savannah Burch, Isabella and James Burch, and Baylor Rogers; and many nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Revs. Jim Payne, Jackie Sellers, and Phil Goble officiating. The service will be live streamed at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 and can be viewed on Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Facebook page. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jackson Burch, Joe Ledford, Tim Burch, Blake Ledford, Brian Burch and Brent Burch. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Ledford, Adam Ledford, Cameron Bethel and Bryan Hedden.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Building Fund, 50 Marvin Cable Lane, Hayesville, North Carolina 28904.
Obituary from the Ivie Funeral Home website./
He was a native and lifetime resident of Clay County, North Carolina. Johnny graduated from Atlanta Technical College and began working in the sheet metal industry. He and his brother then owned Burch Brothers Building Supply in Hayesville for more than twenty years. Johnny then pursued a career in real estate where he became a broker and owner of Tusquitee Land Company as well as being a licensed general contractor.
He was a lifetime member of Mount Pleasant Baptist Church where he had taught Sunday school. He was a member of Clay County Lodge #301 and Western North Carolina Shriners. He had also served on multiple boards within the community. Johnny was an avid sports fan and passionate about Yellow Jacket football. Johnny had volunteered and coached many youth sports, and had a talent for working with the kids. His greatest pride and love came from his family who he enjoyed spending time with.
He was the son of the late Guy Elmo and Nina Lee Ashe Burch.
Surviving are his wife of fifty years, Teresa Ledford Burch; one daughter, Lauren Burch Rogers and husband, Greg, of Hiawassee, Georgia; two sons, Jason Burch and wife, Hope, of Hayesville, North Carolina and Nathan Burch and wife, Kelly, of Henderson, Nevada; four sisters, Juanita Pulliam of Millen, Georgia, Margaret Hedden, Helen Moreland, and Alecia Mensik, all of Hiawassee, Georgia; three brothers, Danny Burch of Hiawassee, Georgia, David Burch and Ronnie Burch both of Hayesville, North Carolina; six grandchildren, Jackson, Caroline and Savannah Burch, Isabella and James Burch, and Baylor Rogers; and many nieces and nephews.
A private funeral service will be held at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church with Revs. Jim Payne, Jackie Sellers, and Phil Goble officiating. The service will be live streamed at 11:00 a.m. Monday, June 22, 2020 and can be viewed on Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Facebook page. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jackson Burch, Joe Ledford, Tim Burch, Blake Ledford, Brian Burch and Brent Burch. Honorary pallbearers will be Tyler Ledford, Adam Ledford, Cameron Bethel and Bryan Hedden.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made to Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Building Fund, 50 Marvin Cable Lane, Hayesville, North Carolina 28904.
Obituary from the Ivie Funeral Home website./
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