Lawrence County KyArchives Obituaries.....Burchett, John January 21, 1886
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Big Sandy Newspaper
Our community was saddened to hear that John Burchett, one of the oldest and 
most respected citizens of Lawrence County has departed this life. Uncle 
John, as he was familiarly known, had been a sufferer for many years from a 
combination of physical ills, and his death was therefore not unexpected. He 
began several days ago to fall rapidly, and Tuesday morning at three o’clock 
he quietly breathed his last, surrounded by his sons and daughters-his 
venerable wife having some years ago preceded him to the Land Beyond the 
River. At this moment we know so little of his early life. He was born on 
the 6th day of November, 1806 in the spot now occupied by the drug store W. 
T. Evans, and has always lived in this county. At the time of his death he 
had so far as we not remember, four sons and three daughters.

Uncle John was a man of very decided character, with him to like a man was 
to like him, to dislike him was to hate him. Consequently he had some 
enemies but his friends far outnumbered the later. To men he was firm and 
unyielding, and to women and children, he was gentleness itself, and at hie 
home his hospitality was unbounded. We do not know whether Uncle John was a 
member of any religous body or not, but we do know that he was the soul of 
honor in all his relations with his fellow man. His word was indeed his 
bond, He was buried Wednesday, at the old homestead where so many years of 
his life were spent. To the family of our dead friend we tender our warmest 
sympathy.

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