Alton Eugene Burnett

Alton Eugene Burnett of Cottage Village in Brownfield, passed away from this life February 8, 2022. Funeral services were held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, February 11, at Calvary Baptist Church of Brownfield, with Joey Pierce officiating. Burial followed in the City of Sundown Cemetery. Alton and family are under the care of Ratliff Funeral Home of Brownfield. Alton was born to Arthur Edward and Edna Wortham Burnett in Red Lake, New Mexico on September 20, 1930. He grew up in Red Lake and Portales, New Mexico, graduating from Portales High School. He loved to fix cars, attend classic car shows and play jokes on everyone. He never passed up a good game of volleyball or horseshoes or a chance to aggravate his grandkids. He always strived to have the perfect lawn, and never gave up trying to catch those gophers! Alton worked for McAlister Trucking, and that brought him to Sundown where he met and married his beloved wife of 62 years, Ella Mae Giddens on December 23, 1950, in Sundown, Texas. Alton spent many years working for Cities Service Company in the Sundown area, retiring as a field foreman for Oxy, USA. Alton is preceded in death by his parents, his wife Ella, sisters Viola Walker and Jessie Whitehead, as well as brother Leroy Burnett. Alton is survived by his children, Eddie Burnett (Vicki) of Houston, Danny (Traci) Burnett of Sundown, Steve (Melissa) Burnett of Plainview, Donna Dill (Tony) of Brownfield, and Debbie Gillespie of Slaton. Grandpa Burnett left behind 10 cherished grandchildren: Roger (Christine) Burnett, Chad Burnett (Candice Rebbe), Jamie (Curtis) Lynn, Morgan (Sean) Vaughn, Calvin Day, Justin Burnett, Britney Gillespie, Matthew Burnett, Kegan (Kelly) Gillespie, and Aaron Burnett, along with 11 precious great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Vera (Al) Thompson of Elizabeth City, North Carolina and Wanda (Richard) Hendrix of Wichita Falls, Texas along with many cousins, nieces and nephews. Alton was a long-time member of First United Methodist Church in Sundown. He coached little league baseball for many years. He was our loving husband, brother, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed.