Miss Burnette died March 14, 2009 at the Murray - Calloway County
Hospital in Murray, KY.
She was a member of the Union Church in Fulton Co., KY. She had graduated from Fulton High School in 1960 and was the class
valedictorian. She was a 1964 graduate of Murray State - Summa
Cum Laude. She was a retired elementary school teacher. She
lived in California during her 33 year teaching career and then moved back to this area. While in California, she served on the staff of TEEN magazine as a writer.
She is survived by her sister Ruth Ann Fahl of Fulton, KY, 2
brothers William "Bill" Burnette of Versailles, KY and George
E. Burnette of Mayfield, KY, several nieces and nephews, several great nieces and great nephews and 1 great great niece.
She was preceded in death by her parents Corinne (Hicks) and
William P. Burnette.
Funeral services will be on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 11 am at the Hornbeak Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery in Fulton Co., KY. Visitation will be on Monday, March 16th from 5-8 pm at the funeral home and also on Tuesday from 8 am until the funeral hour.
Memorials may be made to the Union Cemetery Fund c/o Faye Upton 105 Sunset, Fulton,KY 42041 or to the Fulton/South Fulton Relay For Life c/o 302 Carr St., Fulton, KY 42041.