Harry W. Burnett

Harry W. Burnett, 99, of Monticello passed away Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Monticello. Harry was preceded in death by his parents, Charles Morrell and Lettie Trotter Burnett; his wife of 62 years, Flora Burke Burnett; brother, Garven Burnett; and sister, Mavis Maier. He is survived by his son, Kenneth W. Burnett and wife Marjorie of Little Rock; daughter, LaVeale Burnett of Palatine, Ill.; two sisters, Mary Alice Chatham of Dumas and Lorene Allen of Monticello; grandson, Burke Burnett and wife Erica of Monticello. Harry was a shipbuilder during World War II in Vancouver, Wash. Thereafter, he worked in the oil fields of New Mexico, was a general building contractor in New Mexico and Monticello and was a farmer in Drew County. He was a deacon of First Baptist Church and was a third degree Mason. Harry was an avid fisherman, hunter and gardener who experimented with solar energy devices and numerous practical inventions. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Stephenson-Dearman Chapel with burial in Campground Cemetery. Memorials can be sent to First Baptist Church Building Fund, 413 N. Main, Monticello, Ark. 71655. Family and friends can sign a guestbook online at www.stephensondearman.com.