Obits: Thomas Burnett, 1944, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by: Kathy Lincks, 4135 Marston Ave., Shreveport, LA 71109
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SOURCE: Undated 1944 Winnfield newspaper

THOMAS BURNETT BURIED AT MINERAL SPRINGS SUNDAY
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   Thomas Newport Burnett, 67 years and 5 days of age, died Thursday,
November 2, at 7:20  p.m. at his home in Gaars Mill, after an illnes
confining him to his bed for more than three years. 
   Funeral services were held  Sunday at the Friendship church and
burial was in the Mineral Springs cemetery. Rev. R oy Grant, of Eros,
pastor of the New Hope Methodis church, Rev. Alwin Stokes, pastor of the
Winnfield Presbyterian church, and Rev. Lemons, pastor of the Winnfield
Nazaren church conducted the services. Edmonds Funeral Home of Jonesboro
was in charge of the arrangements.
   Mr. Burnett was born and reared in Winn parish, where he was one of
the outstanding farmers of Faars Mill. For seven years before his
illness he was Winn parish agent for the Shreveport Times .  He was a
member of the Masonic Lodge.
   Of his ten children, he was preceded in death by one son, Thomas
Lofton Burnett, who was lost at sea several years ago while serving with
the Merchant Marines.
   Survivors are: his wife, Mrs. Burnett, of Gaars Mill; six daughters,
Mrs. C F Gates of Sikes, Mrs. Lewis Womack of Gaars mill, Mrs Clarence
Sutton of Winnfield, Mrs. J L Hebert of Shreveport, Mrs Nettie Branch of
Bossier City and Miss Elma Burnett of Pineville; three sons, Rawson
Burnett of Gaars Mill, Huey Floyd Burnette of Knoxville, Ten,. and Cpl.
James E Burnett of Honolulu; two sisters Ms. W J Thames of Gaars Mill
and Mrs Sally Miller of New Orleans; one brother, I I Burnett of Sikes;
sixteen grandchildren.
   Acting pallbearers were Jesse Thames, Arnold Sikes, Willie Frazier,
Clayton White,, Marvin Wyatt and Wallace Ingalls,  Honorary pallbearers
were B W Bailey, A L Ladner, P K Abel, Jim Russell, and J F W alker, all
of Winnfield; Ira White,  Horace Parker, Ira Gates, Grayson Emmons, Iley
Simmons and W.V. Simmons, all of Sikes; PT Dark, Hilton Hammons, Rev R L
Hancock, Dayton Hammons, Roy Gaar and A O Robertson all of Gaars Mill
  -----------------------------*note.....The above  was written in the paper as BURNETTE, this was
wrong, it should be BURNETT ----- T N Burnett's three youngest children
stated adding the extra e I was told that everyone spelled it wrong when
my dad went into the service and also that a teacher told them that they
should have a  e on the end of Burnett Either way they are stuck with
the extra  e now. This is another good reason to check different
spellings of  your surname.