Obituary of Irla Oneita Burnette

Springville Irla Oneita Burnette, 95, of Springville, died at 4:45 pm on Thursday, September 2014 at St. Vincent Dunn Hospital. Born May 22, 1919 in Lawrence Co., she was the daughter of Marcus and Nanny Bell (Kirk) Strauser. She married James Matthew Burnette on October 26, 1939 and he survives. She was a factory worker for Sarkes-Tarizan and RCA and a homemaker. She was a member of the Springville Trinity Pentecostal Church. Survivors include her husband, James, of Springville; two sons, Raymond Doyle Burnette and Donald M. Burnette and wife, Yvonne Lou, all of Springville; eight grandchildren, James, Robert, Michael, Scott, Jerry Randall, DeLinda Allexander and Theresa Allen; fourteen great grandchildren; fourteen great great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter-in-law, Leona Sue Burnette; two sisters, Alice Dobson and Marjorie Strauser; a brother, Wayne Strauser and two great grandsons. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Tuesday, September 16th in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Rev. Wendell Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Hilltop Cemetery in Avoca. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, September 15th and from 10:00 am until the hour of service on Tuesday, September 16th at the Day & Carter Mortuary.