Chase County Obituaries 1863 - 2002

Burdette, John R, Sr

John R. Burdette Sr., 64, of rural Emporia died Tuesday, May 6, 2003, at Newman Regional Health.

Mr. Burdette was a truck driver for IBP in Emporia for many years before he retired in 2002. He also farmed.

John R. Burdette, the son of Thomas and Elsie Cartwright Burdette, was born March 21, 1939, at Emporia.

He married Kathryn Young. They were divorced. He married Martha Gerardy Hammond on Jan. 21, 1972, at Cottonwood Falls.

Mr. Burdette was a member of the American Quarter Horse Association and the American Motorcycle Association.

He is survived by his wife; three sons, John R. Burdette Jr. and William Hammond, both of Emporia, and Russell T Burdette of Carroll, Iowa; two daughters, Vickie L. Johnson and Terri Lynn, both of Emporia; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. His parents; two brothers, C.C. Sr. Burdette and Russell Burdette; and a sister, Eloise Burdette, died earlier.

The funeral was May 9, 2003, in the Roberts-BlueBarnett Funeral Home. The Rev. Peter Rupprecht of St. Mark's Lutheran Church conducted the service. Burial was in Hillside Cemetery at Toledo township. Memorial contributions to a fund to be designated later can be sent to the funeral home, PO. Box 175, Emporia, KS 66801.

Chase County Death Notices and Obituaries, compiled and abstracted from the Chase County Courant and Chase County Leader Newspapers
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
Please submit your obituaries and death notices.

Chase County Host Lorna Marvin

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