- 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.
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