Columbus Burke Sr., 76, of Sanford, Florida, transitioned into Eternal rest on Monday, September 24, 2018 at Kindred Hospital, Green Cove Springs, Florida. He was born March 2, 1942 in Ebb, Florida to the late Willie James Burke and the late Donnie Thomas Burke. At an early age, he attended New Salem Primitive Baptist Church, where he was baptized in Sanford, FL.