Northampton County NcArchives Obituaries.....Burkette, Charles E. 1956
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THE TIDEWATER NEWS – 10-04-1956, SECT. I, P. 7
CHARLES E. BURKETTE

   Charles E. Burkette age 74 years, resident of Franklin for the past five 
years died at Raiford Memorial Hospital early Thursday morning after an illness 
of a few months.

   Mrs. Burkette was a native of Northampton County, N.C., the son of the late 
A. Joseph and Mary Shoulders Burkett of North Carolina. He was the husband of 
Mrs. Daisy Simmons Burkett of Franklin who survives him. He was a member of the 
Franklin Baptist Church.

   Besides his wife he is survived by four sons, M/S Charles E. Burkett, Jr., 
U.S. Air Force, stationed in Danville, Melvin B. Burkett and Cecil G. Burkett 
both of Hampton, and A.J. Burkett of Port Tampa City, Florida, three daughters, 
Mrs. Garland Jernigan of Ahoskie, N.C., Mrs. Gordon Smith of Hampton, and Mrs. 
Robert Runner of Anchorage, Alaska, five stepdaughters, Mrs. Walter Pritchard of 
Ahoskie, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Lewiston, Mrs. W.R. Blow of Rich Square, Mrs. 
Cecil Barnes of Ahoskie and Mrs. J.T. Bryant, Jr. of Franklin, fourteen 
grandchildren and ten step grandchildren, two sisters, Mrs. Will Newsoms of 
Aulander, and Mrs. N.B. Casper of Woodland, two brothers, Walter D. Burkett of 
Woodland and J.A. Burkett of Portsmouth and a number of nieces and nephews. 
Remains were taken to the funeral home of W.J.M. Holland Sons of Franklin where 
funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at one thirty o’clock by Rev. Ira 
D. Hudgins, pastor Franklin Baptist Church. Interment was made in Ahoskie, N.C.

   Pallbearers were: Randolph Jernigan, Cecil Barnes, Dan Burkette, W.H. Parker, 
Elliott Parker, Walter Pritchard, Lester Williams and Pete Bryant.


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