Obituary of James M Burnette

Springville – James Matthew “Matt” Burnette, 102, of Springville, died Thursday morning at Stonecroft Health Campus in Bloomington. Born March 9, 1914, in Tarpin Creek, Kentucky, he was the son of William Alfred Burnette and Amanda Jane Thompson. He married Irla Oneita Strauser on October 26, 1939 and she preceded him in death on September 11, 2014.They were 45 days away from their 75th anniversary. He had worked as a hod carrier, farmer, and quarry driller in Lawrence and Monroe Counties. He was a member of the Springville Trinity Pentecostal Church. Survivors include two sons, Raymond Doyle Burnette and Donald Matthew Burnette and his wife Yvonne Lou, all of Springville; eight grandchildren, James, Robert, Michael, Scott, Jerry, and Randall Burnette, DeLinda Alexander, and Theresa Allen; Fourteen great-grandchildren; and twelve great-great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, fourteen brothers and sisters; two great grandsons; a daughter-in-law, Leona Sue Burnette. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, November 30th in the Elmwood Chapel of Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Wendell Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 pm on Tuesday, November 29th and from 10 am until the hour of service on Wednesday, November 30th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.