{"id":1529,"date":"2017-06-12T20:44:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T20:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2017-06-12T20:45:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-12T20:45:54","slug":"tribute-john-burnette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/missions\/tribute-john-burnette\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tribute to John Burnette (1936-2017)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World Missions is grateful for the life of John Burnette, and we thank God for his ministry. He worked with the IPHC World Missions Ministries Division from 1973-1974 as a missionary to Hong Kong. He used his teaching and leadership experience to serve at Wing Kwong College. Our prayers are with his loved ones at this time.<\/p>\n

“Mr. John Douglas Burnette, age 81 of Wilkesboro, husband of Norma Jean Setzer Burnette, died Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.<\/em><\/p>\n

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Tuesday at Wilkesboro Baptist Church with Dr. Chris Hefner and Rev. Alfred E. Andrews, Jr., officiating. Entombment will be in Scenic Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Monday at Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home. <\/em><\/p>\n

Mr. Burnette was born March 15, 1936 in Barnesville, Georgia to Harvey Daniel Burnette, Sr. and Myrtle Florence Cook Burnette. He attended Emmanuel College, Lenoir-Rhyne College, and received his Masters and Education Specialist degree (Ed.S) from Appalachian State University. He served as the principal of multiple schools over a twenty-seven year period. He was a member of Gideons International – South Camp and also served as a Christian educator missionary. He served as Interim Pastor and performed with Seniors on Stage. He was a member of Wilkesboro Baptist Church where he was a church choir member and former deacon. <\/em><\/p>\n

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother, Harvey Daniel Burnette, Jr. <\/em><\/p>\n

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Norma Jean Setzer Burnette; two daughters, Alisa Vaness Burnette and husband, Johnny D. Anderson, of Panama City, FL, and Susan Vatrice Burnette of Moravian Falls; four grandchildren, Jonathan Thomas Burns, Matthew Gregory Burns and wife, Rachel, Brent Austin Walker, and Micah Bryan Burns; and two sisters, Nelle Goodman of Cantonment, FL, and Carolyn Adams and husband, James, of Barnesville, GA.<\/em><\/p>\n

Flowers will be accepted or memorials made to Gideon’s International \u2013 South Camp, P.O. Box 323, Wilkesboro NC 28659.”<\/em>
\nSource: Hugh Hoyle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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