Mr. Edker Busie, age 87, of Dalton, Georgia, departed this life Thursday evening, November 28, 2013 in the comfort of his home surrounded by his loving family. Edker was born April 21, 1926 in Shannon, Georgia, a son of the late Free and Texie Picklesaymer Busie. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Bessie Spivey, Irene Rainey and Lucy Green, his brothers, Reverend Freeman Busie and Arthur Busie. Edker was retired from Henderson Electric Company, worked many years at Masterpiece Finishing Company and over twenty years at the Crown Cotton Mill. Edker was a member of the Cross Pointe Christian Center for over fifty years. He proudly served his country during World War II, in the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his loving wife, Emogene Akins Busie of the home and would have celebrated their sixty-seventh wedding anniversary on January 25, 2014; daughter and son-in-law, Betty Jean and Phillip Holtzclaw; son and daughter-in-law, Eugene and Linda Akins; grandchildren, Keith and Tammy Holtzclaw, Jason and Deborah Holtzclaw, Cara and Mohammad Belhaj; great-grandchildren, Olivia Helmes, Elisha Helmes, Kaylee Holtzclaw, Tommy Peden, Lauren Holtzclaw and Brianna Peden; sisters-in-law, Lexie Busie and Altha Clark all of Dalton, Georgia; several nieces, nephews and many friends.

Services to celebrate the life of Mr. Edker Busie will be held Sunday, December 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at Ponders Melrose Chapel with Reverend Bruce Edwards officiating. He will be laid to rest at Center Valley United Methodist Church Cemetery in Murray County, Georgia, with Keith Holtzclaw, Jason Holtzclaw, Tommy Peden, Elisha Helmes, James Busie and Derrick Hicks serving as pallbearers. The family will receive friends at Ponders Melrose Chapel from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Saturday and after 11:00 a.m. Sunday until the service hour.

Arrangements by Ponders Melrose Chapel, Funeral Home, Cemetery, Crematory and Florist, Dalton, Ga. 706 226 4002

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