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The Burnley and Martin families are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Joseph Ebakise Efesoa Burnley on 16 March 2012, after a brief illness in Cameroon.

A memorial and wake will be held in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, March 31, 2012 from 8 pm till dawn at the Burnley home, 14156 W Indianola Avenue, Goodyear, AZ 85395.

The second memorial and wake will be held on Friday, April 6, 2012 at 7:30 PM at Plum Orchard Banquet Hall, 12210 Plum Orchard Drive, Silver Spring, MD, 20904.

Final wake-keeping and burial services will take place in Victoria, Cameroon the weekend of 13 April 2012.

We thank you for your thoughts and prayers,
The Burnley and Martin families


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March 16
March 16
Hi Coz,
We miss you!!! It feels like we are dwindling here, slowly but surely. Please take care of your Mum and your Aunties.
March 16
March 16
Bro,
It's been a full dozen! How time has flown by since the emotional bomb, word of your death, blew our lives apart. I went from having 5 live siblings to having 4. Mummy went from having 6 children to being a mother of 5 living children. Now, she too is gone. That happened in 2020. Most of us could not make it to her burial due to a worldwide pandemic. Aunty Doctor also shocked the hell out of us when she died 4 months after Mummy. Can you believe your Aunty Esi is being buried today? We miss you forever and always.
Anna
September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023
Happy Birthday, Joe!
You are in great company being celebrated!
On Thursday, in the waiting lounge at the dentist scrolling through emails ‍♀️and found a photo of a beautiful sunset you sent.
Subject was “Its been awhile”.
Uniquely, you.
Missing you and holding you close at heart.
Continue to rest in peace!
March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023
Rest in Peace dear cousin …… you are missed. How are the Martin girls up there behaving? You all have left quite a void down here.
March 16, 2023
March 16, 2023
You, you..... Just like that it's been 11yrs since you left us to go rest. Rest on dearest cousin. Always missing you.
September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022
Joe boy, it's your birthday again. I am just thinking of you.
September 16, 2022
September 16, 2022
Hello Cuz!
You are never far in my thoughts.
So much to share, I know you know because you just knew! It was who we knew you to be!

Miss you much not just today, too many times to recount! Thank you for gentle reminders.

Happy Birthday ❤️
Love and miss you!
March 16, 2022
March 16, 2022
Can’t believe 10years have gone by already. Much has happened.Which would bring out your protective wings and also make you laugh. I know heaven needed another “Angel”, so that gives me peace. Your light is always ahead of me
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Hi cousin. You would have been 60 today!!! I hope you are celebrating this great age somewhere up yonder. Of course, I wish you were celebrating with us but God knows best. I miss you here always.
Love,
Etondi
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Joe boy, I cannot believe you are 60 already. Wow, time flies, happy birthday once again.
You will always be on my mind. Love you dearly.
March 16, 2021
March 16, 2021
Joe we miss you. Joe was a classmate in PSS. This was sudden and the years have gone by but it feels like yesterday. May you find internal rest with the Lord. Continue to rest in peace till we meet again.
September 17, 2020
September 17, 2020
Good morning Joe!
We celebrate you on your birthday, and remember you too many times to count! Yesterday was no different- Happy Birthday wishes, tears and memories to conjure you up. My goodness-what a gathering you have in your midst, the celebration and love❤️! Rest in love dear big brother- we miss you all the time, and until we meet again
September 16, 2020
September 16, 2020
Happy heavenly birthday dear cousin. I'm sure the party up there is crowded. We miss you here....VERY MUCH!!!

September 16, 2020
September 16, 2020
Joe boy, I will always miss you!
March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
Hello Joe!

The reminders are all around of your absence, all the while always in our thoughts- missing you lots. 
March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
What a beautiful life you lived in the Lord can not be forgotten even at this time that mom joins in the Bosom.
March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
The stories are still recounted, the memories make us laugh. Your presence is sorely missed. However, your light still shines upon us.
March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
My dear cousin,
Please look after your Mum. We miss y’all. The void keeps widening.
❤️ Mungis
March 16, 2019
March 16, 2019
Hello Dad! I'm not sad because I know your with us always, but for a longtime I was upset that you left, upset that you didn't talk to me. I wanted to know the type of person you were from your own mouth but as the years have gone on, and the more I learned about you from the testimony of friends and other family members I've come to realize that we are similar certain respects and you touched the lives of so many. And I can know you through knowing them and knowing myself. I love you Dad and you live eternally in my heart and spirit.
March 20, 2018
March 20, 2018
I miss you, time go by so fast I need someone to talk to, where are you?
March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018
Sleep on bro. I miss you Tata. Continue to rest in peace.
March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018
Ole Boy…Six years already and I still feel like I’ll run into you in Bota each time I go to CMR. Continue to rest dear Brother. Still missed!
September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017
Happy birthday Joe........
Cheers
September 16, 2017
September 16, 2017
Joe I am still not believing your departure. I still miss you my bro. It is to me as if you are still around in Victoria. Rest in peace my dear brother. Happy birthday Joe.
March 17, 2017
March 17, 2017
Joe boy,
You were very good to me. I think of you often. You were a wonderful human being.
March 16, 2017
March 16, 2017
5 years time passes at rapid pace but this moment is frozen in it.
May your light shine brighter this year.
September 19, 2016
September 19, 2016
Memories of your last visit to Cameroon remain vivid each time I see your grave behind your mother's house. We will be there someday.
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Happy Happy 55th Birthday "ole man" May your star shine a bit brighter this year.  Cheers
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
You have been missed, but we cherish all the memories shared! You will always be in our hearts! Rest in perfect peace Joe. Your one and only, Cousin Anne:)
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
I miss you dearly. I hope you are re-united with your love. Rest in peace. Another year has gone by but the 16th of September always gets me...
September 16, 2016
September 16, 2016
Today was going to be a vegas trip again to celebrate your BDAY, will alway miss you, guide us and be our big angle, still we meet again bye
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
So much has happened in the time since you've been gone. You are still in our hearts, and the world seems a stranger place without you. Wish you were here! RIP and blessings to you...
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
Its been 4 years already but it seems like yesterday. You may be gone from the physical realm but you are not forgotten. I see you every day in REG.It has been especially tough for mummy but she is coping. You are never far from her thoughts. Eyum is doing well also. Anyway big bro, later.
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
Four years have gone by so fast, rest in perfect peace, we miss you.
March 16, 2016
March 16, 2016
No wonder I spent 2 hrs today talking about you!! Still sucks that you're not here. Continue to rest in peace.
September 16, 2015
September 16, 2015
Still can't believe you're gone!!!
He family will be meeting next month to remember another patriarch and you will surely be in our hearts.....say hi to daddy for me in heaven where you both are

Love Ella
September 16, 2015
September 16, 2015
Today I woke up knowing that there was an awesome party going on up there in heaven for you and it made me sad that we are not able to join in and celebrate you, but my heart knows that you are keeping good company with some pretty awesome folks!

Happy Birthday Joe!
Love and miss you very much!
March 17, 2015
March 17, 2015
Joe, three years have gone by like the wind......It seems like only yesterday....You are sorely missed, my family and I continue to pray that the almighty watches over the family that you left behind and also that you Rest Peacefully in the Lord.
March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
Dear Joe,

I miss you my brother and I can't still believe you are gone! May God be with you my friend and brother.
March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
My heart is a bit heavy today.... However the thought of you watching over us makes me smile. A toast to you........
March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
Missing you Joe! Thank you for watching over me as I took on perhaps the biggest challenge of my life so far. I know you answered me as I called your name with each step. I felt your presence among those clouds up on the top of the world and remembered your bear hugs on those cold nights. Love you lots!
March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
Hey joe three years already? But I have always remembered that smile.....will always do brother... U were such a nice guy rip.
September 16, 2014
September 16, 2014
Hi Joe!
Happy Birthday!
Time passes yet the heart stands still trying to catchup with what is.
I just miss you!

Aishatu
September 16, 2014
September 16, 2014
Happy Bday! The sun will shine brighter today.
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March 16
March 16
Hi Coz,
We miss you!!! It feels like we are dwindling here, slowly but surely. Please take care of your Mum and your Aunties.
March 16
March 16
Bro,
It's been a full dozen! How time has flown by since the emotional bomb, word of your death, blew our lives apart. I went from having 5 live siblings to having 4. Mummy went from having 6 children to being a mother of 5 living children. Now, she too is gone. That happened in 2020. Most of us could not make it to her burial due to a worldwide pandemic. Aunty Doctor also shocked the hell out of us when she died 4 months after Mummy. Can you believe your Aunty Esi is being buried today? We miss you forever and always.
Anna
September 16, 2023
September 16, 2023
Happy Birthday, Joe!
You are in great company being celebrated!
On Thursday, in the waiting lounge at the dentist scrolling through emails ‍♀️and found a photo of a beautiful sunset you sent.
Subject was “Its been awhile”.
Uniquely, you.
Missing you and holding you close at heart.
Continue to rest in peace!
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Uncle Joe

April 26, 2015

Hi Uncle Joe, I was just sitting here doing homework, and I dont know what it was but I guess I just wanted so say Hi. So I stumbled on this, and to admit that I was immediately overwhelmed is an understatement. I never really knew you that well, but I know one thing you always told me was that I am always growing up and would you look what year we're in 2015, im graduating in 2 years. And I just wanted to say I miss you.

My best Bo

September 17, 2013

My best bo was always there for me during hard times and during times of enjoyment.  He called frequently to fine out how life was treating me.  We exchanged gits frequently and would always ask what I needed each time he was coming home to Cameroon for a visit.  The last being the last for him and the last for my frequent calls and concerns.  The last gift I received from him was my favourite labtop, now my play toy and memories for a brother, friend and able person.  Will always miss him, will always cherish the moments he spent with me and other family members.  God's plan is the best.  He has planned our lives and we just have to be prepared for that coming because it will not be announced.  God is a sovergn God and does his things in a miraculous way.  Clean your house and wait for that day when he will come knocking on the door, you are next, next for ever and ever Amen.

 

 

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