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Charles Dean “C.D.” Busbin: Obituary

Mr. Charles Dean “C.D.” Busbin, age 83, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019. He was born on March 8, 1936 in Tifton, GA, to the late Johnson Wiley Busbin and Omega Head Busbin. He was a Deacon at Wilscot Baptist Church. Mr. Busbin served as a Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean War. He later worked as a Surveyor for Watts and Browning. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Marcella Rose Matthews Busbin; sisters, Jenny Busbin, June Sumner, Barbara Phelps, and Billie Welch; and brothers-in-law, Dick Matthews and Fred Wayne Matthews.

He is survived by his children, Teresa (Ted Dwayne) Wheeler of Morganton, GA and Charles Busbin, Jr. (Young Kim) of Jasper, GA; brothers, Wiley Johnson Busbin of Douglasville, GA and Arthur Busbin of Stockbridge, GA; grandchildren, Keri Denise (William Kevin) Beavers, Jaimes Lee, Kristina Wang, and Jason Busbin; great-grandchildren, Lucas Dean Callahan, Dillan Lee Taylor, Kaylie Grace Taylor, Wyatt Lewis Taylor, Hope Beavers, Faith Beavers, Kepler Charles Lee, Navy Lorraine Lee, Elaina Davis, and Samantha Brooke Busbin; and brothers-in-law, Bud Sumner and Aaron Welch.

Funeral services will be conducted on Monday, December 30, 2019 at 2:00 PM from Wilscot Baptist Church with Rev. Eric Davenport officiating. Interment will follow in the Upper Wilscot Cemetery with Charles Busbin, Jr., Lucas Callahan, Wyatt Taylor, Brandon Lee, Ted Wheeler and Wang serving as pallbearers. Full Military Honors will be provided by the North Georgia Honor Guard. Sammy Smith will serve as an honorary pallbearer. The family will visit with friends at the funeral home on Sunday evening from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM. Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.akinsfuneralhome.com. Akins Funeral Home of Blue Ridge has been entrusted with the arrangements.

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