James Miles Burdette

Colonel Burdette was born in Atlanta, Georgia on August 31, 1927, son of the late James Miles Burdette, Sr. and the late Addie Layton Burdette. He was a graduate of Calhoun High School and received his Business Degree from North Georgia College in 1945, where he met his wife Sara Alice Motes Burdette. He also attended the University of Southern Illinois Graduate School. During his Air Force service, he attended the following schools: Air Tactical School, Air Command Staff College and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He retired in 1971 after serving honorably in the Air Force for 26 years.

Upon moving to Rome after retirement he worked at Berry College in several positions

including Director of the Student Work Program. After retiring from Berry College, he opened a real estate firm for several years. When finally settling in to retirement, he enjoyed spending time with his hobby of antique cars and his black lab Sam. He considered his greatest achievement in life to be his family whom he loved beyond description. He and the love of his life Sara, shared 69 years of marriage.

He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings Virginia Brogden, Margaret Holland, Joanne Burdette and Bill Burdette. He also suffered the greatest loss of his life with the death of his son James Miles Burdette III in 2015. He is survived by his wife, his son John Burdette and his wife Teri of Powder Springs, Georgia; his daughter Jennifer Heller and her husband Dennis of Rome, Georgia; and his late son Jimmy's wife, Debbie Burdette of Lawrenceville, Georgia. His precious grandchildren, Jeff Burdette; Laura Burdette Holland and her husband Craig; David Heller and Maclayne Heller; as well as one sister Carolyn Caroline Clements. He enjoyed this last year spoiling and bragging about his one-year-old great grandson Lucas Holland.

Funeral services were held on Monday, October 9, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church with the Reverend Larry Caywood officiating. Visitation preceded the funeral from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the sanctuary.

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