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BURCHETT, Mansel R.

BURCHETT, WOODS, FULLERTON, WEST, MILLER, TJELMELAND

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 6/29/2016 at 05:15:07

Obituary ~ Mansel R. Burchett
August 30, 1918 ~ September 03, 2003

Mansel R. Burchett, son of Francis Excelis and Addie Elizabeth Woods Burchett, was born Aug. 30, 1918, in Decatur County and died Sept. 3, 2003, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was 85.

Mr. Burchett graduated from Grand River High school in 1936 and attended Simpson College at Indianola.He married Berniece Lavonnne Fullerton on Aug. 2, 1943, in Grand River.

Mr. Burchett taught in rural schools in Clarke County for five years before entering the United States Army in August of 1942. He served for two years in the anti-aircraft artillery and was stationed in Washington, D.C., and then was transferred into the 89th Indianhead Infantry Division, K Company as a squad leader in the European Theatre. After he was honorably discharged from the service he farmed north of Grand River until he moved to Creston and worked as a custodian for the Creston Community Schools. He continued to farm at nights and on weekends until he was 78.

Mr. Burchett was a member of the First Christian Church of Creston.

He was preceded in death by his son, Kirby Duran Burchett, on Oct. 24, 1971; parents; parents-in-law; two sisters-in-law, Bernice Burchett, and Phyllis West; a brother-in-law, Oren West and a nephew, Doyle Burchett.

Mr. Burchett is survived by his wife in Creston; two daughters, Margena Kaye Miller of Dickson, Tenn. and Debra Sue Tjelmeland and her husband, Ron Tjelmeland, of Zearing; two brothers, Arthur Reece Burchett of West Burlington and Ira Leroy Burchett and his wife, Betty Burchett, of Des Moines; six grandchildren and one stepgrandchild.

Services for Mr. Burchett were Sept. 6, at the First Christian Church in Creston, Dr. Byron Lamun officiating. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery at Creston.

Memorial contributions may be made to the First Christian Church or Creston Community Schools.

Powers Funeral Home of Creston was in charge of arrangements.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2016


 

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