My intent is to update this page from time to time with hyperlinks to other websites containing information about Burnett family member events and history:
Kenneth William Burnett obituary
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/print/822089/Obituary-Kenneth-William-Burnett.html
Melba Beatrice Brewer Burnett obituary
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/359692/DEATH--MELBA-B-BURNETT.html?pg=all
Find-a-grave record for Melba Beatrice Brewer Burnett
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46484899
Amy La Rue Burnett Wilde, memorial
https://familysearch.org/photos/stories/1399304
Obituary for David Brad Wilde (Amy LaRue Burnett's husband)
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/960985/Obituary-David-Brad-Wilde.html?pg=all
Obituary for Tamara Leigh Wilde Conway
http://azdailysun.com/news/local/obituaries/tamara-conway/article_2549e39d-05f1-53d9-829a-620e86c4321c.html
Leland Jay Housley funeral home tribute and condolence messages
http://restland.tributes.com/obituary/print/101467800
I have not been able to find any online reference to Byron William Burnett. Does anyone else have a copy of his birth or death certificate or even a photo of him as an adult?
Friday, November 27, 2015
Photos of Burnett family gatherings
May 13, 1951: LtoR=Kent Wilde, Leon Burnett, LaRue Burnett Wilde, Tamara Wilde,
Melba, Leon, Byron, Ken, Louise Burnett
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| Some of the Burnett cousins- May 1962 L to R: Cameron, John, Warren, Greg, Michel, Kent, Heather, Melba |
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June 1973: Burnett sisters Louise, Marge, Marie, & LaRue @ Ken & Melba's 50th wedding anniversary
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| 1974-09-30 Kenneth Burnett with 12 of his grandchildren on his 79th birthday |
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| 1977-09-30 family photo @ Kenneth Burnett's 82nd birthday |
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| Burnett Emmigration Canyon home past its prime and up for sale. The entire front hillside use to be bursting with beautiful flowers. People driving up and down the canyon would pull over to admire the beautiful landscaping and take photographs. |
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| Kenneth William Burnett @ his 100th birthday celebration |
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| Descendents of Marjorie Burnett Hess present @ grandpa's 100th birthday celebration. |
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| Some relatives in attendance at 1994-06-20 funeral for Melba: L to R: Adam Falk, Janelle Wilde, Emily Hess, Marie Housley, Aunt Ruth Brewer. Samantha Johnson, Marge Hess, Louise Burnett Greco, Leon Burnett |
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| Some relatives in attendance at 1994-06-20 funeral for Melba: L to R: Ruth Brewer, Norma Brewer, unknown, Louise Greco, Marie Burnett Housley, unknown, Kenneth William Burnett, Leon Burnett, Michel Greco, Paul's ex-wife?, Lee Housley |
Monday, July 7, 2014
2014 Burnett Family Reunion
Louise Greco, with assistance from her son Michel, hosted the Ken & Melba Burnett Family Reunion held on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Louise's cabin above Oakley, Utah. It was wonderful to see so many Burnett relatives again. Of course there was more than amble amounts of good food and fun, including riding ATVs, a playground swing set, a ground level trampoline, volleyball court, canoeing in the pond, a zip line, a porch swing with a terrific view of the valley below, board games, and of course the most important activity- just sitting around talking with one another.
We were all very saddened by the death of Lee Housley three days earlier on June 18th while he and Marie and their daughter Marsha were visiting their daughter Shauna in Pocatello prior to planning to attend the reunion on their way back home to Texas. Here is a hyperlink to Lee's obituary.
http://restland.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Leland-Jay-Housley-101467800
Here are some photos from the reunion. Click on the photos to view the full size version.
Anyone else with photos are encouraged to share them with Cameron, who will in turn post them here, or to post them in an online photo album and then reply to this blog entry with the hyperlink address.
All Ken & Melba Burnett extended family members in attendance.(I need help from Burnett, Greco, and Housley family members identifying their kin)
Children and grandchildren of Ken & Melba Burnett.
L. to R. Row1= Laretta (former daughter-in-law), Louise Greco, Leon Burnett, Marge Hess
Row2= Jay Housley, Lauren Greco, Michel Greco, Debbie Burnett Doxey, Holly Hess Dunn, Heather Hess Nibley, Heidi Hess Johnson.
Row3= Kenneth Burnett, Steven Burnett, Cameron Hess, Warren Hess
Extended family of Marge Hess in attendance
L. to R. Row1= Mike Dunn, John Dunn, Joesph Dunn, Kaylee Hodges, Marge Hess, Chloe Johnson, Heidi Hess Johnson, Sophie Johnson
Row2= Lori Gillette Hess, Alexis Nibley Duffin, Duffin child#1, Heather Hess Nibley, Holly Hess Dunn, Samantha Johnson
Row3= Warren Hess, Matthew Hess, Rob Duffin, Duffin child #2, Stephen Nibley, Cameron Hess, Greg Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Ridge Johnson, Gioia Johnson
We were all very saddened by the death of Lee Housley three days earlier on June 18th while he and Marie and their daughter Marsha were visiting their daughter Shauna in Pocatello prior to planning to attend the reunion on their way back home to Texas. Here is a hyperlink to Lee's obituary.
http://restland.tributes.com/our_obituaries/Leland-Jay-Housley-101467800
Here are some photos from the reunion. Click on the photos to view the full size version.
Anyone else with photos are encouraged to share them with Cameron, who will in turn post them here, or to post them in an online photo album and then reply to this blog entry with the hyperlink address.
L. to R. Row1= Laretta (former daughter-in-law), Louise Greco, Leon Burnett, Marge Hess
Row2= Jay Housley, Lauren Greco, Michel Greco, Debbie Burnett Doxey, Holly Hess Dunn, Heather Hess Nibley, Heidi Hess Johnson.
Row3= Kenneth Burnett, Steven Burnett, Cameron Hess, Warren Hess
L. to R. Row1= Mike Dunn, John Dunn, Joesph Dunn, Kaylee Hodges, Marge Hess, Chloe Johnson, Heidi Hess Johnson, Sophie Johnson
Row2= Lori Gillette Hess, Alexis Nibley Duffin, Duffin child#1, Heather Hess Nibley, Holly Hess Dunn, Samantha Johnson
Row3= Warren Hess, Matthew Hess, Rob Duffin, Duffin child #2, Stephen Nibley, Cameron Hess, Greg Johnson, Taylor Johnson, Ridge Johnson, Gioia Johnson
Friday, May 2, 2014
Ken and Melba Burnett
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"Behold, I will reveal unto you the Priesthood, by the hand of Elijah the prophet, before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord. And he shall plant in the hearts of the children the promises made to the fathers, and the hearts of the children shall turn to their fathers..." JS History 1:38-39
Monday, November 18, 2002
Cam's November 2002 recollections of Grandfather and Grandmother Burnett (Ken & Melba)
Memories of Grandfather (Kenneth) Burnett
I have some fond memories of our family going to Grandma and Grandpa Burnett's canyon home around Christmas time. I enjoyed tobogganing and snowball fights with cousins, using the snow-blower to clear the deep snow from the driveway, breaking huge icicles from the roof, singing carols and sharing stories, and of course watching Grandma and Grandpa take out there dentures and ham it up. I'm glad that I was old enough to remember visiting great-grandmother Brewer at Christmas time.
One of the memories that I recall of Grandpa Burnett was snow removal on the large driveway of his and Grandma’s home at 4441 Emigration Canyon Road (which home was torn down when the land was sold to a developer who built a subdivision access road where the house use to be). In between family relocations from one Air Force Base to another, and before our family moved to Germany, I lived with Grandma and Grandpa for part of one school year and rode a school bus down the canyon to a school in east Salt Lake City.
Their driveway was steep and very large, extending from the 2-lane canyon road all the way up to their garage, plus a parkway that branched off from the driveway about halfway up the hill and paralled the front of their home. This parkway was large enough for two cars to park side-by-side and would accommodate at least 2-3 cars length-wise on the asphalt section, not counting the west end of the parkway where additional cars could park in the wild grasses during the summer time. The lower part of the driveway was angled up the hillside in such a way that when driving up the canyon road and turning into the driveway, it was necessary to turn very sharply to the left and almost perform a U-turn in order to start driving up the driveway. It was also difficult turning right from the driveway when leaving and driving back down the canyon. In the summertime, it was sometimes possible to exit the parkway by driving forward and following the grassy end of the loop back down to the roadway.
Because of the elevation and location of their canyon home, the snowfall accumulation was often two or more feet deep. Grandpa got himself one of the largest non-riding snow blowers I had ever seen. It was an auger type machine with powered wheels (with chains no less) and the ability to throw the snow from its large chute for 15-25 feet. I watched in awe as Grandpa would clear the first swath down the middle of the driveway and marveled how the snow-blower had the power to throw most of the snow past the edge of the driveway even when there was already tall piles of snow on the sides of the driveway from previous storms. I made certain to keep my hands away from that auger! Grandpa would work his way from the middle to the edges of the driveway and parkway until all the asphalt was once again visible. My job was to shovel the relatively small amounts of snow that leaked around the side of each swath Grandpa cut through that deep, world famous powder that makes Utah skiing so fun. After we returned from Germany and I was several years older, Grandpa let me run the snow-blower once. Then I found out just what hard work it was to wrestle that heavy snow-blower and clear that entire driveway, despite the power of the auger and the engine driven wheels. I think it was more fun watching Grandpa do it.
Cameron Marshall Hess
18 November, 2002
Prior to Christmas 2002, Janelle Wilde Falk requested that Burnett family members document and share memories and stories of Grandfather and Grandmother Burnett to be compiled and shared with extended Burnett family members for Grandmother's birthday on December 24th of that year. These are the memories I shared.
P.S. Does ANYONE have a copy of the compilation of those stories? I don't recall whether they were shared in hard copy or electronic format.
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I have some fond memories of our family going to Grandma and Grandpa Burnett's canyon home around Christmas time. I enjoyed tobogganing and snowball fights with cousins, using the snow blower to clear the deep snow from the driveway, breaking huge icicles from the roof, singing
carols and sharing stories, and of course watching Grandma and Grandpa take out there dentures and ham it up. I'm glad that I was old enough to remember visiting great-grandmother Brewer at Christmas time.
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I have some fond memories of our family going to Grandma and Grandpa Burnett's canyon home around Christmas time. I enjoyed tobogganing and snowball fights with cousins, using the snow-blower to clear the deep snow from the driveway, breaking huge icicles from the roof, singing carols and sharing stories, and of course watching Grandma and Grandpa take out there dentures and ham it up. I'm glad that I was old enough to remember visiting great-grandmother Brewer at Christmas time.
One of the memories that I recall of Grandpa Burnett was snow removal on the large driveway of his and Grandma’s home at 4441 Emigration Canyon Road (which home was torn down when the land was sold to a developer who built a subdivision access road where the house use to be). In between family relocations from one Air Force Base to another, and before our family moved to Germany, I lived with Grandma and Grandpa for part of one school year and rode a school bus down the canyon to a school in east Salt Lake City.
Their driveway was steep and very large, extending from the 2-lane canyon road all the way up to their garage, plus a parkway that branched off from the driveway about halfway up the hill and paralled the front of their home. This parkway was large enough for two cars to park side-by-side and would accommodate at least 2-3 cars length-wise on the asphalt section, not counting the west end of the parkway where additional cars could park in the wild grasses during the summer time. The lower part of the driveway was angled up the hillside in such a way that when driving up the canyon road and turning into the driveway, it was necessary to turn very sharply to the left and almost perform a U-turn in order to start driving up the driveway. It was also difficult turning right from the driveway when leaving and driving back down the canyon. In the summertime, it was sometimes possible to exit the parkway by driving forward and following the grassy end of the loop back down to the roadway.
Because of the elevation and location of their canyon home, the snowfall accumulation was often two or more feet deep. Grandpa got himself one of the largest non-riding snow blowers I had ever seen. It was an auger type machine with powered wheels (with chains no less) and the ability to throw the snow from its large chute for 15-25 feet. I watched in awe as Grandpa would clear the first swath down the middle of the driveway and marveled how the snow-blower had the power to throw most of the snow past the edge of the driveway even when there was already tall piles of snow on the sides of the driveway from previous storms. I made certain to keep my hands away from that auger! Grandpa would work his way from the middle to the edges of the driveway and parkway until all the asphalt was once again visible. My job was to shovel the relatively small amounts of snow that leaked around the side of each swath Grandpa cut through that deep, world famous powder that makes Utah skiing so fun. After we returned from Germany and I was several years older, Grandpa let me run the snow-blower once. Then I found out just what hard work it was to wrestle that heavy snow-blower and clear that entire driveway, despite the power of the auger and the engine driven wheels. I think it was more fun watching Grandpa do it.
Cameron Marshall Hess
18 November, 2002
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