E. C. Burnett Jr. (Junior) Obituary (1930

E. C. Burnett Jr. (Junior), age 91, of London, Kentucky passed away on Thursday, September 22, 2022. He leaves behind his loving wife of 66 years, Gwinell Burnett; three children, Terri Morris & husband Wain of Nicholasville, KY, Tamera Caldwell & husband David of Georgetown, KY, Tom Burnett & wife Youngsook of Tucson, AZ; one brother, Wayne Burnett; nine grandchildren, Regina Burnett Weaver, Evan Morris, Tyler Morris, Blake Morris, Jordan Caldwell, Jessica Caldwell, Jaime Caldwell, Brandon Burnett, Jennifer Burnett; seven great grandchildren, Holden Morris, Brooke Morris, Logan Weaver, Bodie Morris, Alana Weaver, Cooper Caldwell, Baby Morris; a daughter-in-law, Diane Burnett, plus a host of other family and friends to mourn his passing. He was preceded in death by his parents, E. C. Burnett Sr. and Ethel Ruby Owens Burnett; his son, Tim Burnett; and by eight siblings, Kathleen Coffee, David Burnett, Helen Sizemore, Alma Spears, Faye Thieneman, Wanda Wilkerson, Everett Burnett, Normas Burnett. E. C. retired from the United States Air Force as a Master Sargeant after 22 years, where he served as a missile tech. He served in the Korean War, and he was honored on an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. with his grandson, Jordan Caldwell, for his service in the same. He was a member of the VFW. He loved to farm and garden on his third-generation family farm. E. C. also loved to sing, recite rhymes to his grandkids, ride horses and fish. He was a member of Campground Methodist Church. Funeral services for E. C. Burnett Jr. will be held on Sunday, September 25, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of House-Rawlings Funeral Home with Bart Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Campground Cemetery in London, Kentucky. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 25, 2022 beginning at 2:00 p.m. until the funeral hour also at the funeral home. The family has entrusted House-Rawlings Funeral Home with the arrangements.