ST. CHARLES PARISH, LA.Obituary For BURLEIGH, HURSCHEL JOHN "MACKY", JR.Submitted By: Louis LavedanSource: The St. Charles Herald Guide, St. Charles Parish, La.Published: Feb 02, 2012===================================================================䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀⸀  䄀氀氀 爀椀最栀琀猀 爀攀猀攀爀瘀攀搀⸀http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀甀猀最攀渀眀攀戀⸀漀爀最⼀瘀漀氀甀渀琀攀攀爀猀⼀挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀⸀猀栀琀洀氀=======================================================================一伀吀䔀㨀 䤀昀 愀 倀栀漀琀漀 椀猀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 昀漀爀 愀渀 漀戀椀琀甀愀爀礀 爀攀挀漀爀搀Ⰰ 愀 爀攀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀 渀漀琀攀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀included with the record. 㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀 䈀唀刀䰀䔀䤀䜀䠀Ⰰ 䠀唀刀匀䌀䠀䔀䰀 䨀伀䠀一 ∀䴀䄀䌀䬀夀∀Ⰰ 䨀刀⸀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀A photo is available for this file. Please go to 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀甀猀最眀愀爀挀栀椀瘀攀猀⸀渀攀琀⼀氀愀⼀猀琀挀栀愀爀氀攀猀⼀瀀栀漀琀漀猀⼀漀戀椀琀猀⼀㈀　㄀㈀ and click on the name of interest.㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀㴀䠀甀爀猀挀栀攀氀 䨀漀栀渀 ∀䴀愀挀欀礀∀ 䈀甀爀氀攀椀最栀 䨀爀⸀Ⰰ 㘀㔀Ⰰ 戀攀氀漀瘀攀搀 栀甀猀戀愀渀搀 漀昀 䈀愀爀戀愀爀愀 䈀愀爀爀攀琀琀 Burleigh of Valdosta, Ga., entered peacefully into eternal rest on Jan. 11, ㈀　㄀㈀ 愀琀 匀漀甀琀栀 䜀攀漀爀最椀愀 䴀攀搀椀挀愀氀 䌀攀渀琀攀爀 椀渀 嘀愀氀搀漀猀琀愀⸀䠀攀 眀愀猀 戀漀爀渀 椀渀 圀愀爀渀攀爀 䈀爀漀眀渀 䠀漀猀瀀椀琀愀氀 椀渀 䔀氀 䐀漀爀愀搀漀Ⰰ 䄀爀欀⸀ 漀渀 䨀甀渀攀 ㈀㈀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㐀㘀 琀漀 Hurschel John Burleigh Sr. and the late Ruby Marie McMurrain Burleigh. He moved 琀漀 䰀甀氀椀渀最 椀渀 ㄀㤀㔀㐀 眀栀攀渀 栀椀猀 昀愀琀栀攀爀 眀攀渀琀 琀漀 眀漀爀欀 昀漀爀 䰀椀漀渀 伀椀氀 䌀漀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 栀攀 graduated from Hahnville High School in 1965, he joined the U.S. Air Force 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀 圀愀爀 愀渀搀 眀攀渀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀爀愀椀渀椀渀最 愀猀 愀 樀攀琀 攀渀最椀渀攀 洀攀挀栀愀渀椀挀⸀ 䠀攀 advanced in rank over his 21 years of service to Supervisor of the F-16 and F-㄀㜀 攀渀最椀渀攀 猀栀漀瀀猀⸀ 䠀攀 猀攀爀瘀攀搀 椀渀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 䄀椀爀 䘀漀爀挀攀 戀愀猀攀猀 椀渀 嘀椀攀琀渀愀洀Ⰰ 䜀攀爀洀愀渀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 U.S. and Korea. His Air Force career ended when he suffered a severe stroke 眀栀椀氀攀 猀琀愀琀椀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 匀攀漀甀氀 愀琀 琀栀攀 愀最攀 漀昀 㐀㄀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀椀琀栀 栀椀猀 猀琀爀漀渀最 搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ hard work and the grace of God he managed to overcome most of his disabilities 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀琀爀漀欀攀 愀渀搀 攀渀樀漀礀攀搀 戀攀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 栀椀猀 昀愀洀椀氀礀Ⰰ 搀漀椀渀最 栀椀猀 礀愀爀搀 眀漀爀欀Ⰰ 栀椀猀 house repair work and love to cook Cajun dishes. During the last several months 栀椀猀 栀攀愀氀琀栀 猀琀愀爀琀攀搀 搀攀挀氀椀渀椀渀最 搀甀攀 琀漀 挀漀渀最攀猀琀椀瘀攀 栀攀愀爀琀 昀愀椀氀甀爀攀Ⰰ 氀甀渀最 愀渀搀 欀椀搀渀攀礀 problems to the point that he had to be on oxygen.He is survived by his loving wife of 44 years, Barbara, whom he met and married 眀栀椀氀攀 猀琀愀琀椀漀渀攀搀 愀琀 䴀漀漀搀礀 䄀椀爀 䘀漀爀挀攀 䈀愀猀攀 椀渀 嘀愀氀搀漀猀琀愀 漀渀 䘀攀戀⸀ ㈀㜀Ⰰ ㄀㤀㘀㠀㬀 琀眀漀 daughters, Catherine Lydia (husband Larry Dean) and Belenda Ann Burleigh, one 猀漀渀Ⰰ 䴀椀挀栀愀攀氀 䔀爀椀挀 倀愀甀氀 䈀甀爀氀攀椀最栀Ⰰ 琀栀爀攀攀 最爀愀渀搀挀栀椀氀搀爀攀渀Ⰰ 䌀栀爀椀猀琀漀瀀栀攀爀 䈀甀爀氀攀椀最栀 (Paula), Clifford Hiers Jr. and Alan Michael Hiers, all of Valdosta; a great-最爀愀渀搀搀愀甀最栀琀攀爀Ⰰ 䬀愀琀氀礀渀渀 䰀漀爀攀渀攀 䈀甀爀氀攀椀最栀 漀昀 䠀愀栀椀爀愀Ⰰ 䜀愀⸀Ⰰ 栀椀猀 昀愀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ 䠀甀爀猀挀栀攀氀 John Burleigh Sr. of Luling, one brother, Richard Francis Burleigh (wife Kay 䄀礀漀 䈀甀爀氀攀椀最栀⤀ 漀昀 倀椀渀攀 䈀氀甀昀昀Ⰰ 䄀爀欀⸀Ⰰ 琀栀爀攀攀 猀椀猀琀攀爀猀㨀 䴀愀爀礀 䄀渀渀 ⠀栀甀猀戀愀渀搀 刀愀渀搀礀 Plattsmier) of Bayou Gauche, Sinie Marie (husband Robert LaCour) of 䌀栀攀猀琀攀爀昀椀攀氀搀Ⰰ 䴀漀⸀ 愀渀搀 䰀攀椀最栀 䄀渀渀 ⠀栀甀猀戀愀渀搀 圀攀猀氀攀礀 匀洀椀琀栀⤀ 漀昀 䐀愀氀氀愀猀Ⰰ 吀攀砀愀猀㬀 栀椀猀 mother-in-law, Effie Lee Barrett of Valdosta, and numerous nieces, nephews, 愀甀渀琀猀Ⰰ 甀渀挀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 挀漀甀猀椀渀猀⸀䠀攀 氀漀瘀攀搀 栀椀猀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀 愀渀搀 眀椀氀氀 戀攀 爀攀洀攀洀戀攀爀攀搀 戀礀 栀椀猀 猀琀爀漀渀最 昀愀洀椀氀礀 琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 栀椀猀 kindness and willingness to help others, his determination in taking time to do 琀栀椀渀最猀 爀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 猀琀爀漀渀最 搀攀瘀漀琀椀漀渀 琀漀 栀椀猀 䌀愀琀栀漀氀椀挀 昀愀椀琀栀⸀匀攀爀瘀椀挀攀猀 眀攀爀攀 栀攀氀搀 漀渀 䨀愀渀⸀ ㄀㌀ 愀琀 䌀愀爀猀漀渀 䴀挀䰀愀渀攀 䘀甀渀攀爀愀氀 䠀漀洀攀 椀渀 嘀愀氀搀漀猀琀愀 眀椀琀栀 the Holy Rosary led by his father. 䘀甀渀攀爀愀氀 䴀愀猀猀 眀愀猀 栀攀氀搀 愀琀 匀琀⸀ 䨀漀栀渀 琀栀攀 䔀瘀愀渀最攀氀椀猀琀 䌀愀琀栀漀氀椀挀 䌀栀甀爀挀栀Ⰰ 漀昀昀椀挀椀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 Fr. Marvin LeFrois with 戀甀爀椀愀氀 愀渀搀 昀甀氀氀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀礀 栀漀渀漀爀猀 愀琀 刀椀瘀攀爀瘀椀攀眀 䴀攀洀漀爀椀愀氀 䜀愀爀搀攀渀猀⸀ 䘀愀洀椀氀礀 愀渀搀 昀爀椀攀渀搀猀 最愀琀栀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 瀀爀愀礀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䰀漀爀搀 眀椀氀氀 最爀愀渀琀 琀栀攀洀 琀栀攀 最爀愀挀攀Ⰰ courage and peace to help them get through this most difficult time.===================