A graveside service for Gerald R. Burns, age 89, of Dublin will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Dublin Memorial Gardens. Rev. Darren Talley will officiate. Mr. Burns died Monday, February 1, 2016.

Mr. Burns retired from the U. S. Navy and Warner Robins Air Force Base. He was a member of Jefferson Street Baptist Church.

Mr. Burns was preceded in death by his parents, Richard D. and Inez Hutchinson Burns; wife, Janet Spivey Burns; brothers, James Lewis Burns, and Emerson Burns; and sister, Virginia Burns Stewart.

Survivors include his sister, Bettye Jane (Frank) Taylor, of East Dublin; sister-in-law, Lynell Dominy, of Dublin; brother-in-law, W.J. Daniell and several nieces and nephews.