Joy Head Burks

Mrs. Joy Head Burks, 68, of Luthersville, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2025, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital.

Mrs. Burks was born October 14, 1956, in Newnan, daughter of the late Robert Mark Head, Sr. and Doris Louise Jackson Head. She was employed a number of years at West Point Pepperell in Grantville and later worked at the Grantville Senior Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Moreland, was a talented seamstress, and loved all animals, especially her dogs and cats.

Survivors include her daughter, Amanda Burks (Clay Atha) of Luthersville; grandchildren, Conner Jackson Burks and Aubrey Thomas Burks; sister, Terrie Barnes of Newnan; and nieces and nephews, Wilson Fuller, Toby Bowden, Quinton Barnes, Lisa Warren, Sheila Lee, Robert Mark Head III, Arlinda Green, Nikki Webb, Melanie Arrington, Brandi Smith. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Eugene Burks; and her brother, Robert Mark Head, Jr.

The funeral service will be conducted at 4:00 p.m., Friday, July 25, in the Chapel of Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home in Hogansville. Pastor TJ Boyd will officiate and interment will be in Daniel Meadows Cemetery in Grantville.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, July 24.

Condolences may be expressed at www.mckibbenfuneralhome.com

Claude A. McKibben and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.