Michael John Burns

Mr. Michael John Burns, born April 28, 1951, in Danville, Ill., passed away and went into the presence of his Savior Saturday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Ellijay. 

He is survived by loving wife, Julia Burns (Dee); parents, John and Joan Burns; siblings, Steven Burns and Julia (Burns) Lane; children, Jennifer Manjarres, Debra Douglass, and Kevin Burns; and nine grandchildren. 

His memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Ellijay.

He will be fondly remembered by family and friends as a loving man who loved the Blue Ridge Mountains and his home (“Almost Heaven”) with Dee. He was an active member of his church, who loved participating in the men’s Bible study. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.

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Bernhardt Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.