Robert 'Bob' Burrell
Decatur
Robert "Bob" Burrell, 60,
of Decatur, passed away
Friday, March 15, 2013,
at Decatur Morgan
Hospital. Mr. Burrell
was born May 30, 1952,
in Rome, Georgia. He
was predeceased by his
parents, Leon and
Louise Burrell. Mr.
Burrell received his
undergraduate degree at
the University of
Georgia and obtained
his law degree at
Cumberland School of
Law at Samford
University. He served as
Morgan County District
Attorney for 24 years
from 1987 to 2011, and for
eight years prior to that
he served as an
Assistant District
Attorney. He was Of
Counsel with the law
firm of Harris, Caddell
and Shanks, P.C. He was
the Founder and past
President of the Morgan
County Child Advocacy
Center. He was a
member of St. John's
Episcopal Church. He
was a member of The
Alabama, Georgia, and
American Bar
Associations. He was
also a member of The
United States Supreme
Court Bar. He received
the Golden Gloves
Award for the highest
DUI conviction rate in
Alabama awarded by the
Alabama Chapter of
Mother's Against Drunk
Drivers and the
Alabama Attorney
General's Office. He was
named Law
Enforcement Officer of
the Year by the Decatur
Exchange Club. He
founded and was past
President of The Young
Lawyer's Section of the
Morgan County Bar
Association. He was also
past President of the
Decatur Jaycees, The
American Heart
Association, The Boys
and Girls Club of
Morgan County, and
Frances Nungester PTA.
He was an active
member of the Rotary
Club of Decatur, Morgan
County, and State
Republican Executive
Committees. He was a
former member of the
Board of Directors of
Parents and Children
Together, Decatur
Chamber of Commerce,
Decatur City Council of
PTA's, and the Chestnut
Grove PTA.
Mr. Burrell is survived
by his wife, Mary Stuart
Burrell; children, Jenny
B. Mercieca, Ben
Burrell, Bill Burrell, and
Gaines Rowe;
grandchildren, Hannah
and Bailey Mercieca; a
brother, Jimmy Burrell
and wife Luverne.
Visitation will be
Tuesday, March 19, 2013,
from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
at St. John's Episcopal
Church with a memorial
service following at 11
a.m. with The Reverend
Evan Garner officiating.
Honorary pallbearers
will be Ken Collier,
Steve Cox, Tilden
Dillard, Paul Green,
Barney Lovelace, Tom
McCutcheon, the
Lawyers at the law firm
of Harris, Caddell and
Shanks, and the Men
and Women in Law
Enforcement. In lieu of
flowers, memorials can
be made to Decatur
Morgan Hospital
Foundation or St. John's
Episcopal Church.
Berryhill Funeral Home
in Huntsville is
directing.