Lubbock County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Burgett, Lorene  August 17, 2005
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Aug 19 2005
Lorene Burgett
Lorene Sooter Burgett, 80, of Amarillo, formerly of Shallowater, died 
Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2005, in Amarillo.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at the City of Lubbock 
Cemetery with Mr. Doug Hale officiating. Arrangements are under the direction 
of Resthaven Funeral Home.

Mrs. Burgett was born Feb. 9, 1925, in Gaines County, to the late Roy and 
Clara (Jones) Cummins. She married Joe Sooter in 1951. Following Joe's death 
in 1987, she married Bill Burgett in 1989. Together they established the 
Shallowater Senior Center. Lorene was also an active member of Meals on 
Wheels, a longtime member of Vandelia Church of Christ in Lubbock, as well as 
the Church of Christ in Shallowater. Throughout her life, she was a loving and 
loyal wife, mother and grandmother. She was known as "Mama Lo" to her 
grandchildren, who were constant sources of pride. In 2004, she moved to the 
Craig Retirement Community in Amarillo where she lived until her death.

Mrs. Burgett was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Burgett, in 1999. 

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Nicki and Jim Wilcoxson of 
Amarillo; two sons and daughters-in-law, Dwight and June Sooter of Lebanon, 
Ky., and Tim and Lana Sooter of Tucson, Ariz.; a stepdaughter, Carnetta Conner 
and husband Jerry of Amarillo; three stepsons, Bryan Burgett and wife Linda of 
Lubbock, Glen Burgett and wife Karen of Shallowater, and Roy Sooter and wife 
Sue of Amarillo; two sisters, Faye Gill and husband Clyde of Lubbock, and 
Pauline Eklund of Brush, Colo.; 1 7 grandchildren ; 2 5 great-grandchildren; 
and her beloved canine companion, Lexie.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to BSA Hospice, 200 NW 7th, 
Amarillo, TX 79107.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral 
home.

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