HARLEM, Ga. - Marion Buddy Rourke, Jr., 59, entered into rest on January 2, 2012, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, in the Columbia Road Chapel of Elliott Sons Funeral Home, with Rev. James Edwards officiating. Mr. Rourke was a retired firefighter with the Augusta Richmond County Fire Department. He is preceded in death by his father, Marion Leon Rourke, Sr. Survivors include his mother, June Carter; wife, Vicky Watkins; daughters, Lisa (Adam) Rohrbaugh, Kristen (Stephen) Reasoner, and Nicole Watkins; son, Bud (Rhonda) Rourke; sister, Mary (Donnie) Horton; and three grandchildren, Shelby Rohrbaugh, Hayden Rourke, and Georgia Reasoner. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis TN 38148-0142.
