Kermit Burkhart
Apr 20, 2018Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains, with Pastor Anthony Woods officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.He was born the son of the late Earl Burkhart and Etta Mae Clark Burkhart, on July 8, 1933, in Swan Creek, Missouri and died April 11, 2018, in West Plains.He was united in marriage April 16, 2000, in Couch, to Mary Mooney.He is survived by his wife, Mary Mooney Burkhart, of the home, Thayer; one son, David Jason Burkhart; twin brother, Kenneth Lee Burkhart and wife, Jackie, Peculiar.He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Dale Burkhart; one sister, Mary Etta Burkhart; and several nieces and nephews.He served during the Korean Conflict in the United States Army in the 27th Wolfhound Regiment of the 25th Division. He was a member of the Midway Pentecostal Church in Thayer, and a longtime assistant principal in the West Plains School District.In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the New Salem Cemetery and can be left at Carter Funeral Home.Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, 2018, at the Carter Funeral Home Chapel, West Plains.Burial will be in New Salem Cemetery, Oregon County, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains. (West Plains Daily Quill)
