September 20, 1930 – February 8, 2022
Alton Eugene Burnett of Cottage Village in Brownfield, Texas passed from this life on February, 8, 2022. Joey Pierce will officiate services at Calvary Baptist Church in Brownfield on Friday, February 11, at 10:00 a.m. with burial to follow in the City of Sundown Cemetery. Alton and family are under the care of Ratliff Funeral Home of Brownfield.
Alton was born to Arthur Edward and Edna E. Wortham Burnett in Red Lake, New Mexico on September 20, 1930. He grew up in Red Lake and Portales, New Mexico, graduating from Portales High School. He loved to fix cars, attend classic car shows, and play jokes on everyone. He never passed up a good game of volleyball or horseshoes, or a chance to aggravate his grandkids. He always strove to have the perfect lawn, and he never gave up trying to catch those gophers!
Alton worked for McAlister Trucking, and that brought him to Sundown where he met and married his beloved wife of 62 years, Ella Mae Giddens on December 23, 1950, in Sundown, Texas. Alton spent many years working for Cities Service Company in the Sundown area, retiring as field foreman for Oxy, USA.
Alton is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ella, sisters Viola Walker, and Jessie Whitehead, as well as brother, Leroy Burnett.
Alton is survived by his children – Eddie (Vicki) Burnett of Houston, Danny (Traci) Burnett of Sundown, Steve (Melissa) Burnett of Plainview, Donna Dill (Tony) of Brownfield, and Debbie Gillespie of Slaton.
Grandpa Burnett left behind 10 cherished grandchildren: Roger (Christine) Burnett, Chad Burnett (Candice Rebbe), Jamie (Curtis) Lynn, Morgan (Sean) Vaughan, Calvin Day, Justin Burnett, Brittney Gillespie, Matthew Burnett, Kegan (Kelly) Gillespie, and Aaron Burnett, along with 11 precious great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters – Vera (Al) Thompson of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and Wanda (Richard) Hendrix of Wichita Falls, Texas, along with many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Alton was a long time member of First United Methodist Church in Sundown. He coached Little League baseball for many years. He was our loving husband, brother, father, and grandfather who will be dearly missed.
