BOMBER MEMORIAL
DIXIE LEE BURNETT ~ Class of 1969
March 3, 1951 - May 8, 1973
Dixie Lee Burnett, 22, of Richland died May 8, 1973 at her home. She was born in Richland on March 3, 1951 and lived there all her life.
She was a member of the Class of 1969 at Richland's Columbia High School and attended Columbia Basin College from 1969 - 1971. She also attended Bethany United Protestant Church.
Survivors include son, Heath; parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. "Smiley" Burnett; sister, Sharon Groff ('68); brothers, Mark and Seth; and grandfather, Wilbur Benedict.
Services were held May 10, 1973 at Bethany United Protestant Church with the Rev. Elmer Zamzow officiating.
Burial was at Resthaven Cemetery.
Einan's Funeral Home handled the arrangements.
Published in the Tri-City Herald on May 9, 1973.
Note:
Her father, William Lewis "Smiley" Burnett, passed away at the age of 70 on March 31, 1995.
Her brother, Mark Benedict Burnett, was born August 26, 1952 and died at the age of 47 on January 14, 2000.
Her mother, Ethel Arlene Burnett, passed away at the age of 78 on June 2, 2007.
Her brother, Seth Binam Burnett, was born March 27, 1959 and died at the age of 48 on September 22, 2007.
Bomber Memorial put together by Shirley COLLINGS Haskins ('66).