Anna Burkett

Anna Marie Burkett was born on October 20, 1921, in Plattsmouth, Cass County, Nebraska, of hardy pioneer stock. She was the second daughter of Thomas Clifford 'Cliff' and Esther Elizabeth (nee Graham) Roberts. When she was seven years old, her family moved to Illinois, joining her maternal aunt's family who had preceded them. The family finally settled in Carlyle in the early 1940s, where Ann remained until moving to Decatur in 2004. Ann married Ferol Chester 'Poss' Burkett on November 28, 1946, in Carlyle, Illinois and he preceded her in death on March 15, 1989. Ann was a member of the Carlyle Methodist Church, where she was church secretary for a number of years. She served as Clinton County deputy treasurer for 17 years. She was a fifty-year member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was a 1939 graduate of Hillsboro High School. Ann entered into rest on Thursday, March 13, 2008, at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Mt. Zion, Illinois. She was 86 years of age. Ann is survived by 2 sons Terry of Decatur, Illinois and Dale of Belleville, Illinois; 2 daughters Debby Miseles of Mt. Zion, Illinois and Phyllis Drewes of Cody, Wyoming; 4 grandchildren Elizabeth Miseles Christjansen (Bryan), Kelly Robert Miseles, Graham Drewes and Colburn Drewes; 2 great grandchildren Emily and Andrea Christjansen; special cousin Richard Durbin (Beryl) and many nieces, nephews and cousins. Ann was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and her sister, Dorothy Mildred Roberts Weller of Phoenix. Funeral services for Mrs. Burkett will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 21, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church in Carlyle with Rev. Al Simonson, officiating. Interment will follow at Carlyle Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 20, 2008, at Zieren Day Funeral Home, and on Friday at the church from 9:00 A.M. until service time. Expressions of sympathy in memory of Ann may be made to NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and they will be received at the funeral home. Previous EventsVisitation
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Zieren Funeral Home 1111 Clinton Street
Carlyle, IL 62231 Funeral Service
Friday, March 21, 2008
First United Methodist Church 751 Franklin Street
Carlyle, IL 62231