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Rosa L Burney 1920 - 1993

Rosa L Burney of Atlanta, Fulton County, GA was born on September 6, 1920 in Walhalla, SC, and died at age 72 years old on April 4, 1993 in Atlanta, Georgia United States.

Rosa L Burney

Rosa Lee Allen

Atlanta, Fulton County, GA 30310

September 6, 1920

Walhalla, SC

April 4, 1993

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States

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Introduction

Rosa Lee Allen Burney's father was Jim Allen and her mother was Mattie Robinson. When Rosa was 8, she and her siblings were living in Wagener, South Carolina, with their grandparents, James and Margaret Allen. The siblings ranged in age from 15 down to 8. They were: Hattie, Willie, Maggie, James, and, or course, Rosa. Grandpa James was a farmer. After she completed her education in South Carolina, Rosa moved to Atlanta Georgia. She began working and also married. Rosa married Charles Burney but he died on July 26, 1968, predeceasing Rosa. They had sons Charles Jr. and Jerome. See Charles Burney Sr. Obituary Rosa was a community activist in Atlanta Georgia who helped to revitalize the South-Atlanta Mechanicsville community. There is a park named after her and an apartment complex, Rosa Burney Park, and Rosa Burney Manor. She also was a dietician who worked in the Atlanta School District. To see more details about her life, read Rosa L Burney: Obituary
09/6

1920

Birthday

September 6, 1920

Birthdate

Walhalla, SC

Birthplace

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Ethnicity & Family History

Rosa was Black.
Nationality & Locations

Born in Walhalla, South Carolina, Rosa was raised there and finished her education in Walhalla. (She lived, as did her siblings, for part of that time with her grandparents.) Once she completed her education, Rosa moved to Atlanta Georgia, where she began working and married. She became an active member of her community in Atlanta and was remembered by naming a park and an apartment complex after her. She died in Atlanta.
Early Life & Education

Rosa completed her public school education in Oconee County, South Carolina and at Seneca Junior College in Seneca, South Carolina. She moved to Atlanta, Georgia to work and further her education.
Religious Beliefs

Rosa's funeral was at New Hope Baptist Church in Atlanta.
Professional Career

Mrs. Burney was a dietician for the Atlanta School District.
Personal Life & Family

From her obituary: A very community and civic oriented person, Mrs. Burney gave of her time and services to a number of organizations, among them: the Atlanta Model Cities Program; Atlanta Police Citizen Review Board; Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts; Black Women Wellness Center and the co-founder of Summech Land Trust, Inc., Visionary of the Mechanicsville Family and Community Reunion; Southside Day Care Association; Butler Street YMCA; Economic Opportunity Atlanta; and American Postal Workers Union.
04/4

1993

Death

April 4, 1993

Death date

long illness

Cause of death

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia United States
Death location

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Obituary

The following appeared in The Atlanta Voice (Atlanta, Georgia) 10 April 1993, Sat Page 1 Activist Burney Dies At 72 Longtime activist Mrs. Rosa Burney passed after a long illness, April 4, in Atlanta. She was 72. Mrs. Rosa Lee Allen Burney was born September 6, 1920 in Walhalla, South Carolina to the late Jim Allen and the late Mattie Allen Robinson. Upon completing her public school education in Oconee County, South Carolina and Seneca Junior College in Seneca, South Carolina, Mrs. Burney moved to Atlanta to work and further her education. Shortly after moving here she married Charlie Burney. They had two sons, Charles E. and Jerome A. In 1962, Rosa Lee acquired employment with the Atlanta School Nutrition Department as a Dietician where she remained until her retirement in 1987 from Brandon Elementary Schools as a cafeteria manager. While employed with the school system of Atlanta, Mrs. Burney was very active with the PTA of W.H. Crogman Elementary, W.L. Parks Middle, L. J. Price High and Roosevelt High School. A very community and civic oriented person, Mrs. Burney gave of her time and services to a number of organizations, among them: the Atlanta Model Cities Program; Atlanta Police Citizen Review Board; Atlanta Area Council Boy Scouts; Black Women Wellness Center and the co-founder of Summech Land Trust, Inc., Visionary of the Mechanicsville Family and Community Reunion; Southside Day Care Association; Butler Street YMCA; Economic Opportunity Atlanta; and American Postal Workers Union. She received numerous recognitions for her community and civic activities. Mrs. Burney is survived by her two sons; daughters-in-law, Annette and Toni Burney; stepdaughter, Helen Ball; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild; brother Elijah Robinson, Bronx, NY; sister, Hattie B. Sherman, Walhalla, South Carolina; two sisters-in-law; god-daughter Sharon Collins; nephews, nieces, and a host of other relative and friends. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 10, at 11 a.m. at New Hope Baptist Church, 236 Richardson St., SW, Atlanta.

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Kathy Pinna

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08/31/2022

Rosa L. Burney

The obituary photo of Rosa L. Burney from the Atlanta Voice, Atlanta Georgia.

Date & Place: 1993 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia United States

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Kathy Pinna

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08/31/2022

Charles Burney Sr. Obituary

The following obituary appeared in The Atlanta Constitution (Atlanta, Georgia) on 27 Jul 1968, Sat on page 21:

BURNEY - Mr. Charles Burney Sr., the husband of Mrs. Rosa Lee Burney of 712 Garibaldi St., SW, the father of Messrs. Charles Jr., and Jerome Burney, died July 26, 2968. Funeral announced later. Sellers Bros., McDaniel St.

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