Funeral services for John "Clayton" Burrell, 60, were held Monday, Oct. 17, at Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel. Interment followed in Level Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Burrell left this world to go to his heavenly home on the early morning of Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022.
Born March 5, 1962, he was the son of the late Edwin Clay Burrell and Ruby Brock Burrell. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, John Deveraux Brock and Grace Smith Brock, and Wallace Winfred Burrell and Mae Davis Burrell; numerous aunts and uncles; and his childhood dog, Sparky.
He grew up on Galloway Street in Cornelia, with his parents, Clay and Ruby Burrell. He was a loving husband, daddy, and "shoppa."
Survivors include his wife, Jeannie Thompson Burrell; children, Stashia Burrell Cheek, Jonathan Clayton Burrell, Dylan Clay Burrell, Brittany Burrell Wiley and James Chandler Burrell; grandchildren, Jacob Brayden Cheek, Joel Thomas Cheek, Ruby Diane Hubley, Grace Arie-Noelle Cheek, and Moxon Samuel Wiley; sons-in-law, Jake Allen Cheek and Nicholas Samuel Wiley; daughter-in-law, Lucia Iriarte Burrell; in-laws, Glenda and Herman Wiley, Patricia Wiley, Elaine and Mike Henry, and June and Jimmy Mize; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
After graduating from Habersham Central High School in 1980, he went on to study architecture at Southern Technical Institute in Marietta, where he became a member of Sigma Pi Fraternity. He worked for many years as a project manager for H. Lloyd Hill Architects and Associates and had also worked in the shop drawing/submittals/engineering department at Habersham Metal Products Company. Clayton enjoyed many things in life, most of all spending time with his family, friends and church family. His hobbies included watching classic movies, cooking, listening to music, and participating in car shows. His favorite vacation destinations were Daytona Beach, Florida, and Cherokee, North Carolina, where he had stayed many times since his childhood.
Clayton was a member of Gethsemane Baptist Church, a member of the South Habersham Camp of Gideons International, and a member of the Mount Airy Masonic Lodge.
Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Shriner's Hospitals for Children, Office of Development, 2900 Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, FL 33607, or to The Gideons International, The Habersham South Camp, P.O. Box 195, Baldwin, GA 30511.
Arrangements were entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.