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Elvin Burchett, Jr.

Elvin Burchett, Jr.

Male 1933 - 2003  (70 years)


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  • Name Elvin Burchett 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname Junior 
    Birth 9 May 1933  Monticello, Wayne County, KY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Sep 2003  Kokomo, Howard County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Elvin "Junior" Burchett Jr., 70, Kokomo, died at 12:55 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, 2003, at his residence. He was born May 9, 1933, in Monticello, Ky., the son of the late Henry and Lois (Guffey) Burchett.

      On Feb. 14, 1976, in Kokomo, he married Wanda Lee (Allen) Burchett.

      He was a tool & die maker employed at DaimlerChrysler Transmission Plant for 46 years, retiring in January 1999. He was a veteran of the Army. His memberships included the United Auto Workers Local 685, Judah Ministries and he attended Victory Church of God. He loved to play harmonica and sing. He also enjoyed woodworking, fishing and camping, and loved his dog, Dede.

      Survivors included his wife, Wanda L. Burchett, Kokomo; one son, the Rev. Chad Allen Burchett, Kokomo; one sister, Patsy and husband Gene Rimmer, Poway, Calif.; one brother, Herschel and wife Opal Burchett, Albany, Ky.; four sisters-in-law, Marie Dale, Kokomo, Jewell Hunt, Kokomo, Geneva Brahic, Ark., Fran and husband, Don Thomas, Missouri, Veda Allen, Kokomo; one brother-in-law, Thomas and wife, Eva Allen, Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews.

      he was preceded in death by one son, Michael Burchett and a brother, Johnny Burchett.

      Services are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ellers Mortuary, Webster Street Chapel, 3400 S. Webster St. The Revs. Herman Gorham and Everett Butler will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, with military rites conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 1152 ad 8031. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
    Death certificate of Elvin Burchett, Jr.
    Death certificate of Elvin Burchett, Jr.
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    Burial 30 Sep 2003  Kokomo Memorial Park Cemetery, Kokomo, Howard County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4008  Helms Family
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father Henry Burchett,   b. Abt 1897, KY, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1970, Albany, Clinton County, KY, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Lois Pearl Guffey,   b. 2 Jul 1906, KY, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Feb 1939, New Castle, Henry County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years) 
    Divorce Abt 1933 
    Family ID F1343  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 C.J. Nash 
    Children 
     1. C. Burchett
     2. Michael Lee Burchett,   b. 28 Dec 1962, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1981, Kokomo, Howard County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
    Family ID F1345  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Family 2 L.M. Harris 
    Family ID F1344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Family 3 Wanda Lee Allen,   b. 29 Sep 1941, Kensett, White County, AR, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 2025, Kokomo, Howard County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 14 Feb 1976  Kokomo, Howard County, IN, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. C.A. Burchett
    Family ID F1342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

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