Richard Burkett  

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Richard Burkett BIRTH 1 JUL 1871 Culver, Marshall county, Indiana DEATH 9 APRIL 1944 Culver, Marshall county, Indiana, BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana son of George Henry Burket and Rachel Overmyer

Richard Burkett Died

Here Sunday Night

Richard Burkett, age 72, passed away at his home Sunday night after an illness of three months

He was born near Culver, operated Chadwick Hotel for a number of years and for the past 23 years has resided in South Bend and Mishawaka.

He was employed by Oliver Farm Equipment for 20 years, retiring one year ago when he returned to Culver to make his home.

Surviving are the widow, Orpha; five daughter: Mrs Mragaret Fuller, of Elkhart, Mrs. Leora Knappen of Mishawaka, Mrs. Catherine Bradfield f Culver, Mary and Linda, both at home; four sons: Clifford of Vermillion, Ohio; Leroy of Pontiac, Mich.; Pvt.Leo and Lt. Jack both over seas.; four grandchildren; four sisters: Mrs. Carrie Baird of Mishawaka, Mrs Maude JOseph of South Bend, Mrs Evanna Asper of Culver and Mrs. Clara Ulery of Montana; one brother Ulyssess Burket of Culver.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. at the Culver Methodist Church with Rev. Ralph M. Jones fficiating. Burial will be at the Culver cemetery - 12 Apr 1944 Citizen

married 28 Apr 1894 Miami County, Indiana Adelia Myrtle "Mertie" Hamblin BIRTH 6 JUN 1873 Bunker Hill, Miami, Indiana DEATH 1926 BURIAL Rice Cemetery Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana They divorced and she married Carl Lincoln Twiford

Children of Richard Burkett and Adelia Myrtle Hamblin

Clifford Ross Burkett BIRTH 12 MAR 1895 Culver, Marshall, Indiana DEATH 3 JAN 1947 Culver, Marshall, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana married 1919 Velma Jerome BIRTH 25 Jun 1895 Wayland, Allegan County, Michigan, DEATH 24 Feb 1974 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, married 1948 Robert L. McKee BIRTH 1919 DEATH 1984 BURIAL Bruce Lake Cemetery Kewanna, Fulton County, Indiana, daughter of Moses Jerome and Tirzah Slade

Leroy David Burkett BIRTH JAN 1898 North Dakota DEATH 04 SEP 1982 Margaret E Burkett BIRTH 12 JAN 1901 Culver, Marshall, Indiana DEATH 18 AUG 1994 BURIAL Adamsville Cemetery Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan, married James E. Fuller BIRTH 16 Aug 1897 DEATH 18 Nov 1978 BURIAL Adamsville Cemetery Adamsville, Cass County, Michigan

married 01 Feb 1913 Cass county, Indiana Sarah Gay/Grey BIRTH 07 JUN 1880 Lewis County, West Virginia DEATH Unknown married 1st --- Behny daughter of Samuel Gay/Grey and eLizabeth "Eliza" Harlen/Harlow

married Orpha Mae Hoover BIRTH 10 MAR 1902 Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana DEATH 20 MARCH 1984 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana daughter of George Franklin Hoover and Ermina Bernice "Minnie" Klinger) partner of Dewey Butler Goff they had:

Leora Ruth (Goff) Hoover BIRTH 27 FEB 1919 South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, DEATH 25 MAR 1987 Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, BURIAL Saint Joseph Valley Memorial Park Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, married Howard William Knappen ; Glenn Edmund Sterzik

married 1st 0 Mar 1920 St. Joseph, Indiana Melvin Edward Rupright Birth 13 Dec 1901 Death 23 Oct 1987 they divorced; married 3rd 1947 Winfield Scott McFarland birth Date 23 Nov 1884 Marshall County, Indiana eath 18 Aug 195 Culver, Marshall, Indiana BURIAL Burr Oak Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana

Mrs. Orpha Burkett McFarland, 82, 704 Neuva Gorda St., Culver, died at 9:35 am, Tuesday, at Miller's Merry Manor, Plymouth, after and extended illness.

Born March 10, 1902 at Mishawaka to George and Minnie Bernice Ermina Hoover, she had lived at Culver since 1943, going there from Mishawaka.

Mrs. McFarland was first married to Richard Burkett, who preceeded her in death in 1944. She then was married to Scott McFarland in 1947 and he preceeded her in death in 1950.

She was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 360 Auxiliary, the Culver Eagles Lodge 3221 Auxiliary and Wesley United Methodist church of Culver.

Surviving are six children: Leora (Mrs.Glenn) Sterzik, Mishawaka; Catherine (Mrs. Clarence) Olsen, Donaldson; Mary (Mrs. Edward) Kowatch, Culver; Linda (Mrs. Robert) Brabant, also of Culver; Leo Burkett, Osceola; and Jack R. Burkett, Carthage, Miss; 16 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Pearce, Mishawaka; and Mrs. Ruth Grise, South Bend.

She was preceded in death by two brothers.

Services will be conducted at 11am, Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church, Culver, with Rev. Donald Bowman, pastor, officiating.

Burial will be at Culver Masonic Cemetery.

Friends may call at Bonine Funeral Home, Culver, from 2 pm, Thursday and at the church for one hour prior to time of services.

Children of richard Burkett and Orpha Hoover:

Leo Edward “Bud” Burkett BIRTH 31 Aug 1921 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, DEATH 24 Apr 2003 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, BURIAL Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana, married 1948 Betty Louise Miller BIRTH 15 Feb 1925 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana, DEATH 6 Oct 2011 Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana BURIAL Mishawaka City Cemetery Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana they divorced , married 2nd 1960 Joan Mary (Smith) Strombeck BIRTH 13 Jan 1926 Smethwick, Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands, England DEATH 24 Jun 2017 Cheltenham, Cheltenham Borough, Gloucestershire, England BURIAL Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Osceola, St. Joseph County, Indiana

Jack Richard Burkett BIRTH 19 Jul 1923 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana DEATH 30 Dec 2009 ( Leake County, Mississippi BURIAL Parkway Cemetery Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi married Dorothy Grace Rawson BIRTH 19 Feb 1919 Mississippi, DEATH 9 Jan 2008 Leake County, Mississippi BURIAL Parkway Cemetery Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi

Catherine Louise Burkett BIRTH 26 Nov 1924 Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana DEATH 9 Feb 2012 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, married October 30, 1943 Virgil L. Bradfield BIRTH 1911 DEATH 1972 BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana; married 2nd November 15, 1975 Clarence J. Olson BIRTH 12 Aug 1921 Cleghorn, Cherokee County, Iowa, DEATH 19 Jun 2011 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana

Mary Ermina Burkett BIRTH 5 Aug 1928 South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana DEATH 26 Apr 2016 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, married September 4 1948 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana Francis Edward “Red” Kowatch BIRTH 8 Jan 1923 Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, DEATH 15 Dec 2019 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana

Linda Lou Burkett Birth 18 Nov 1937 Mishawaka Ind, St. Joseph, Indiana married 1st 26 Nov 1955 Culver, Indiana, David Sherrill Start Birth 2 Jun 1935 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana Death Date 1 May 1995 Broward county, Florida Burial Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, - divorced; married 2nd 30 Mar 1963 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Robert Eugene Waite Birth 30 September 1936 Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana Death 2 August 2012 Grants, Cibola, New Mexico, Burial Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana they divorced; married 3rd 18 Dec 1971 Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, Robert Peter Brabant Birth 6 Sep 1919 Menominee, Menominee, Michigan Death 13 Apr 1978 Culver, Marshall, Indiana BURIAL Culver Masonic Cemetery Culver, Marshall County, Indiana,; married 4th 18 Nov 1994 Culver, Marshall, Indiana Fredrick "Fred" David Lane Birth 13 Sep 1931 Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, DEATH 11 Oct 2023 Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana BURIAL Culver Memorial Chapel Columbarium Culver, Marshall County, Indiana

1910 United States Federal Census 
Name	Richard Burkett
Age in 1910	39
Birth Date	1871 [1871]
Birthplace	Indiana
Home in 1910	South Bend Ward 4, Saint Joseph, Indiana, USA
Sheet Number	4b
Street	Division St
House Number	1014
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Native Tongue	English
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Factory
Employer, Employee or Other	Wage Earner
Home Owned or Rented	Rent
Farm or House	House
Able to read	Y
Able to Write	Y
Enumeration District Number	0177
Years Married	15
Out of Work	N
Number of Weeks Out of Work	0
Enumerated Year	1910
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Richard Burkett	39	Head
Mertie A Burkett 36 Wife
Clifford R Burkett 16 Son
D Leeroy Burkett 11 Son
Margaret E Burkett 9 Daughter
Laura Foltz 30 Boarder
Myrtle Gaudette 21 Boarder
 
Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941 
Name	Sarah Behny
Marriage Date	1 Feb 1913
Marriage Place	Cass, Indiana, USA
Spouse Name Richard Burkett 

Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 
Name	Sarah Behny
Gender	Female
Marital Status	Widowed
Birth Date	07 Jun 1880
Birth Place	Lewis Co., W. Virginia
Marriage Date	01 Feb 1913
Marriage Place	Cass Co., Indiana
Marriage Age	33
Father	Samuel Gay
Mother	Eliza Harlen
Spouse	Richard Burkett
FHL Film Number	1987738
Reference ID	114

Indiana, U.S., Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993 
Name	Sarah Belmy [Sarah Grey]
Gender	Female
Race	W, C
Marital Status	Widowed
Birth Date	1881
Birth Place	W Virginia
Marriage Date	01 Feb 1913
Marriage Place	Logansport, Cass County, Indiana
Marriage Age	32y
Father	 Samuel Grey
Mother	 Elizabeth Harlow
Spouse	 Richard Burkett
FHL Film Number	1993183
Reference ID	49

1920 United States Federal Census 
Name	Richard Burkett [Richard Barkett]
Age	47
Birth Year	abt 1873
Birthplace	Indiana
Home in 1920	Union, Marshall, Indiana
House Number	X
Residence Date	1920
Race	White
Gender	Male
Relation to Head of House	Head
Marital Status	Married
Spouse's Name	Sarah Burkett
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Laborer
Industry	Day's Work
Employment Field	Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented	Rented
Able to read	Yes
Able to Write	Yes
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Richard Burkett	47	Head
Sarah Burkett 38 Wife 

1930 United States Federal Census 
Name	Richard Burkett
Birth Year	abt 1872
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age in 1930	58
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1930	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA
Map of Home	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Street Address	Twenty-Ninth Street
Ward of City	8 Pt of
Institution	No farms on this schedule
House Number	706
Dwelling Number	161
Family Number	164
Home Owned or Rented	Owned
Home Value	6500
Radio Set	No
Lives on Farm	No
Age at First Marriage	23
Attended School	No
Able to Read and Write	Yes
Father's Birthplace	Ohio
Mother's Birthplace	Ohio
Able to Speak English	Yes
Occupation	Carpenter
Industry	Plow factory
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker
Employment	Yes
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Richard Burkett	58	Head
Orpha M Burkett 28 Wife
Leora R Burkett 11 Daughter
Leo E Burkett 8 Son
Jack R Burkett 6 Son
Kathryn L Burkett 5 Daughter
Mary E Burkett 1 Daughter  

1940 United States Federal Census 
Name	Richard Burkett
Age	68
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1872
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana
Street	East Mishawaka Avenue
House Number	133
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Residence in 1935	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	1B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	19
Occupation	Elevator Operator
House Owned or Rented	Owned
1500
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census	40
Class of Worker	Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939	21
Income	650
Income Other Sources	No
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Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Richard Burkett	68	Head
Orpha Burkett 8 Wife
Leo Burkett 18 Son
Jack Burkett 16 Son
Kathryn Burkett 15 Daughter
Mary Burkett 11 Daughter
Linda Lou Burkett 2 Daughter

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