BURNETT, Alice

Willcox Range News, Willcox, Arizona Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Alice Lamparter Burnett passed away on May 18, 2013 at the Prestige Assisted Living Residence in Sierra Vista with her family present. Alice was born April 20, 1925 in Chicago, Ill., and when she was two, her family moved to Phoenix, Ariz. where she grew up. She graduated from Phoenix Union High School and then from the University of Arizona with a degree in social work. In 1948 she married James Burnett. They had a hog farm in Palo Verde, Ariz. for several years, but when the Hassayampa river flooded and washed the farm away, they settled in the Sulphur Springs Valley on land given to them by Jim’s father. Jim farmed and was in the partnership of R.F. Burnett and Sons Registered Herefords with his two brothers. Alice was a homemaker and raised three children. She was active in the Elfrida PTA, was always a room mother when her children were in school, carried petitions to establish Cochise College, and was a leader in both 4-H and Cub Scouts. The farm was sold in 1970 and the Burnetts moved to Bisbee, where they lived until 2011. Alice was involved in the Women’s Club, the YWCA, the Grandma’s Club and Friends of the Library. She is preceded in death by her father Martin Lamparter, her mother Hertha Lamparter and her husband of 65 years, James Burnett. She is survived by her brother Robert Lamparter of Scottsdale; and her three children, Susan Husband of Tucson, Beverly Woods of Sunizona and Chuck of Caldwell, Idaho. There are three grandchildren, Sean Husband, Kathryn Woods and Bonnie Woods. There will be a graveside service on Saturday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at the Pearce Cemetery, followed by visiting and refreshments at the Sunsites Community Center. All arrangements are being handled by the Westlawn Chapel in Willcox.