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Submitted: 3/23/21 • Approved: 5/26/21 • Last Updated: 5/29/21 • R1367523-G343884-S3
Harry W.
April 18, 1915 - August 23, 2014
Married April 5, 1935
Flora Etta
July 1, 1917 - May 23, 1997
Obituary
Stephenson Dearman Funeral Home
Monticello, Arkansas
Harry W. Burnett, age 99, of Monticello passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monticello.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Morrell and Lettie Trotter Burnett; his wife of 62 years, Flora Burke Burnett; one brother, Garven Burnett; and one sister, Mavis Maier. He is survived by one son, Kenneth W. Burnett and wife Marjorie of Little Rock; one daughter, LaVeale Burnett of Palatine, IL; two sisters, Mary Alice Chatham of Dumas and Lorene Allen of Monticello; and one grandson, Burke Burnett and wife Erica of Monticello.
Mr. Burnett was a shipbuilder during World War II in Vancouver, WA. Thereafter, he worked in the oil fields of New Mexico, was a general building contractor in New Mexico and Monticello, and was a farmer in Drew County. He was a deacon of First Baptist Church and was a third degree Mason. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and gardener. He experimented with solar energy devices and numerous practical inventions.
Obituary
Stephenson Dearman Funeral Home
Monticello, Arkansas
Harry W. Burnett, age 99, of Monticello passed away Saturday, August 23, 2014, at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff, AR. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monticello.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Morrell and Lettie Trotter Burnett; his wife of 62 years, Flora Burke Burnett; one brother, Garven Burnett; and one sister, Mavis Maier. He is survived by one son, Kenneth W. Burnett and wife Marjorie of Little Rock; one daughter, LaVeale Burnett of Palatine, IL; two sisters, Mary Alice Chatham of Dumas and Lorene Allen of Monticello; and one grandson, Burke Burnett and wife Erica of Monticello.
Mr. Burnett was a shipbuilder during World War II in Vancouver, WA. Thereafter, he worked in the oil fields of New Mexico, was a general building contractor in New Mexico and Monticello, and was a farmer in Drew County. He was a deacon of First Baptist Church and was a third degree Mason. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and gardener. He experimented with solar energy devices and numerous practical inventions.
Contributed on 3/23/21 by pam_don202
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