Rosa Delane Burke Long, age 68, of Cornelia, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020, after an extended battle with breast cancer.
Born on March 12, 1951, in Rome, she was a daughter of the late John Clarence and Emma Etta Gladden Burke. Ms. Long was a member of the Northeast Georgia Hiking Club for over 20 years. She was an avid nature lover, gardener, and climber of great mountains. Ms. Long was a member of Nacoochee United Methodist Church for over 30 years, where she was an active member of the choir.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her brothers, Clyde Ralph Burke and Charles Clarence Burke and sisters, Martha Kiser and Amy Joyce Roberts.
Survivors include her daughters, Nessa Leigh Long of Acworth and Loren Michelle Adams of Toccoa; grandchildren: Samantha Gilbert, Addie Adams, Eli Adams, and Emmie Adams; great-grandchildren, Harrison Gilbert and Emmett Gilbert; brothers, Raymond Marion Burke of Center, AL and Ray Burke of Leesburg, AL; sister and brother-in-law, Christine and Butch Huffsteler of Colorado Springs, CO; brother-in-law, Oliver Kiser; nephews, Brent Kiser and Derrick Kiser; and several other nieces and nephews.
Memorial services will be held at a later date.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
McGahee-Griffin & Stewart Funeral Home of Cornelia, Georgia (706-778-8668) is in charge of arrangements.
