Lottie

Champion-Burnette

Mrs. Lottie Champion Burnette was born on October 3, 1938, as the eldest child from Hubert, Sr., and Arwillow Champion in Griffin, Georgia. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Burnette; her brothers, Isaiah Champion, Theodore Champion, Freddie Champion, and Robert Brown, and her sister, Annie Champion.

Lottie dedicated her life to Christ at an early age and was a member of St. Phillips AME Church, where she served faithfully as a devoted member and as the Church pianist. Lottie later moved to Cincinnati, Ohio with John and joined the Allen Temple AME Church and was very active.

Lottie was a scholar and a voracious reader. She was a 1958 Honor Graduate of Fairmont High School. She was also crowned Miss Fairmont 1957-1958. After graduation, Lottie attended Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue a degree in Education. She continued her educational journey by obtaining her master's degree in education from Georgia State College. She became an Educator and taught in the Henry County and Griffin Spalding County School Systems until her retirement in 1994.

Lottie was very active in her beloved sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. With forty years of service to mankind, Lottie was a Silver Star Soro within the organization that she loved so much. Her hobbies included reading, playing the piano, traveling extensively with her husband and dear friends, decorating floral, and gardening. In her later years after the pa10ssing of her husband, Lottie returned to Georgia to be surrounded by family. She attended the Living Well Respite Care Program for two years where they focused on supporting activities that stimulate patients diagnosed with dementia. She thrived there and enjoyed the fellowship in the Christian based environment until her passing.

Mrs. Lottie Champion Burnette leaves a lasting legacy, full of loving memories, her niece and caregiver, Huberlyn (Lucien) Wallace of Locust Grove, Georgia; her siblings, Hubert (Linda) Champion, Jr., of McDonough, Georgia, Gloria (James) Humphrey of Griffin, Georgia, and Shedrick (Valerie) Champion of Stone Mountain, Georgia. She also leaves a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends that will miss her dearly.

Visitation will be held on Monday, April 21, 2025, from 4:00 PM - 6:00 Pm at Burden's Funeral Home. Service will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at 11:00 AM at St. Phillip AME Church located at 831 N Hill Street in Griffin. The body will lie in state at the CHurch one hour prior to the service hour. Interment will follow in Griffin Memorial Garden. Rev. Robert L. Johnson, III, is the Pastor and Eulogist.