Etta Clonts McGehee Burns

Mrs. Etta Clonts McGehee Burns, 80, of Ivy Log Rd., Blairsville, Ga., died Thursday, Jan.

2008 in the Union County Nursing Home following an extended illness.

Mrs. Burns was born March 11, 1927 in Bartow County, Ga., the daughter of the late Adolphus Clonts and the late Lena Baker Clonts. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her first husband, George H. McGehee in 1997 and two sons, Jacob and Jimmy McGehee. Mrs. Burns was a member of Zion Hill Baptist Church.

Surviving Mrs. Burns is her loving husband, Jim Burns of Blairsville; daughter and son-inlaw, Rebecca and Fred Hallmark of Madison, Ala.; son and daughterin law, Patrick and Valerie of Hartwell; step children, Katie Murray and Joe McGehee; sisters, Jewell Avis, Mary Offut, Gloria Gifford, Ruby Langston, Rebecca Martin and Darline Berg; brothers, James and Mac Clonts; nieces, Ranee and Ernie Parrish of Lindale, Ga., Becky and Hiassan

Bilah of Norcross, Ga., Donald Avis and Lena Weaver;

close friends, Bessie

Harris of McCayesville

and Edie Bennett of Morganton; grandchildren, Jessica Nicole McGehee and Neil

Simmons; many other relatives and friends also survive. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 7, 2008 at

10 a.m. from the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Leon McDonald, Rev. Ronnie Crisp and Rev. Luther Thomas officiating. Special music was presented by Joe and Julia Ann Gray. Pallbearers were Bob Timmers, Lee Roberson, James Daniell, Albert Odom, Alfred Odom, Ray LeGender and Scott Webb. Interment and graveside services followed at 2 p.m. from the Sawnee View Cemetery in Cumming, Ga.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.