A service celebrating the life of Donald Burke Shea Jr., 89, of Cornelia, will be held graveside at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, at Woodlawn Cemetery, Franklin, North Carolina.
Mr. Shea passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2022.
Born Jan. 22, 1933, in Quincy, Massachusetts, Don was the son of the late Donald Burke Shea Sr. and the late Ruth O. Hatfield Shea. In addition to his parents, Don was preceded in death by son, Michael Shea and brother, Philip Shea.
He was a member of Cornelia United Methodist Church and he proudly served in the United States Air Force. Don was a master mason, past Worthy Patron of the Order of the Eastern Star as well as a member of the York Rite, Scottish Rite, and Yaarab Shrine Temple. In his spare time, he enjoyed playing golf and watching baseball. Don was retired from the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Cabe Shea of Cornelia; sons, Donald Burke Shea III (Kristy) of Cornelia and Chip Shea (Gretchen) of Wake Forest, North Carolina; daughters, Karen Shea of Cornelia and Lori Shea of Leesburg, Florida; daughter-in-law, Yvonne Shea of Hawaii; grandchildren, Cooper Huau, Jordan Shea, Ben Shea, Matthew Shea, Chris Shea, Brian Shea, Mitchell Shea, Kevin Shea, and Megan Shea; as well as great-grandchildren, Jackie Shea, Laura Alice Shea, Ryleigh Shea, and Avery Shea.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children, P.O. Box 947765, Atlanta, GA 30394.
An online guestbook is available and may be viewed at HillsideMemorialChapel.com.
Arrangements by Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.