1950
Harry
2017
Harry E. Burkhead
July 7, 1950 — December 30, 2017
HARRY E. BURKHEAD
Henderson, TN: Harry Edward Burkhead age 67 passed away December 30, 2017 at his home.
He was born July 2, 1950 in Henderson, the son of the late L. Edward ‘Jack’ Burkhead and Beatrice Rush Burkhead. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1968. He attended Memphis State University. He married Janet Wylie in 1981. They lived on Crook Avenue a few years and moved to the Hickory Corner Community in 1988. He was an Insurance Salesman for forty years and an Air-Evac Representative for ten years retiring in 2015. He had received many sales awards in the insurance business.
He preached in the Methodist Church for ten years and then Pastored Faith Fellowship a Non-Denominational Church for ten years. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.
Mr. Burkhead is survived by his wife, Janet Lee Wylie Burkhead of Henderson; a sister, Joan Rhodes of Henderson; a niece, Rebecca Maness, a great nephew, Clayton Lindsey and two great nieces, Malia Maness and Mattie Maness.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a niece, Tonia Cain Lindsey.
Memorial services will be 2:30 PM Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Dennis McMahan and Ken Frye officiating with burial in Trinity Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Trinity Church beginning at 1:30 PM Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
Henderson, TN: Harry Edward Burkhead age 67 passed away December 30, 2017 at his home.
He was born July 2, 1950 in Henderson, the son of the late L. Edward ‘Jack’ Burkhead and Beatrice Rush Burkhead. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1968. He attended Memphis State University. He married Janet Wylie in 1981. They lived on Crook Avenue a few years and moved to the Hickory Corner Community in 1988. He was an Insurance Salesman for forty years and an Air-Evac Representative for ten years retiring in 2015. He had received many sales awards in the insurance business.
He preached in the Methodist Church for ten years and then Pastored Faith Fellowship a Non-Denominational Church for ten years. He was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church.
Mr. Burkhead is survived by his wife, Janet Lee Wylie Burkhead of Henderson; a sister, Joan Rhodes of Henderson; a niece, Rebecca Maness, a great nephew, Clayton Lindsey and two great nieces, Malia Maness and Mattie Maness.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a niece, Tonia Cain Lindsey.
Memorial services will be 2:30 PM Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Trinity United Methodist Church with Dennis McMahan and Ken Frye officiating with burial in Trinity Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at Trinity Church beginning at 1:30 PM Sunday.
Shackelford Funeral Directors of Henderson
Henderson, TN
731-989-2421
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Service Schedule
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Visitation
Sunday, January 21, 2018
1:30 - 2:30 pm (Eastern time)
Trinity United Methodist Church
Memorial Service
Sunday, January 21, 2018
Starts at 2:30 pm (Eastern time)
Trinity United Methodist Church
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