Marjorie Josephine Burnett

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Inscription: "Mother" Age 77 SSAN 482-12-7967 Issued in Iowa Mother of John P. and Jacqueline A. Burnett

Obituary:

Marjorie Josephine Burnett

A memorial service for Marjorie Josephine Burnett, of Sequim, was held Nov. 21 at Sequim Valley Chapel, followed by a reception at Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club.

Mrs. Burnett died Nov. 17, 1998. She was 77.

She was born Nov. 29, 1920, in Minneapolis, to Wayne Newton and Fern Harriet Bower Hiatt.

She attended Mason City Junior College, in Mason City, Iowa.

She and Air Force Col. John Burnett, Jr., married in 1942. They lived in many parts of the world, including New Zealand, Australia, and Thailand.

Mrs. Burnett retired in 1969 and moved to Sequim.

She was a member of VFW Auxillary, Agnew Helpful Neighbors and the Sequim-Dungeness Hospital Guild.

The Burnetts divorced in 1983. Mr. Burnett died in 1991.

Mrs. Burnett is survived by a daughter, Jacqueline Burnett of Seattle; and a sister, Dorothy Wiginton, of Texas.

In addition to her former husband, Mrs. Burnett was preceded in death by two sons, John James Barnett, III, in 1960; and John Patrick Barnett in 1994.

Memorial gifts may be made to Agnew Helpful Neighbors Club, 1241 N. Barr Road, Port Angeles, 98362; or Hospice of Clallam County, P.O. Box 2014, Port Angeles, 98362

Updated Nov. 26, 2014