Frank Lea Burnett

October 16, 1961 - September 22, 2013

Funeral service will be at the Lone Wolf School Auditorium, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma on Monday, September 30, 2013 at 2:00 PM with Rev. Andy Taylor officiating. Burial will be at the Retrop Cemetery, Retrop, Oklahoma under the direction of People’s Cooperative Funeral Home, Lone Wolf, Oklahoma. Visitation will be at the funeral home Sunday, September 29, 2013 between 6-8 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to Casey Burnett Collage Fund, c/o Peoples State Bank, Blair, Oklahoma. Please view and sign the online guestbook at peoplescooperativefuneralhome.com Frank Lea Burnett was born to Bill and Melvena (Hartson) Burnett in Sentinel, Oklahoma on October 16, 1961,and departed this life on September 22, 2013 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma at the age of 51 years, 11 months and 6 days. Frank graduated from Lone Wolf High School in 1980. He had a passion for farming, and spent countless hours pursuing the vocation he loved. In addition to being self-employed, Frank worked for a period of time for Braun and Son in Hobart, OK; Kiowa County District 2 in Lone Wolf, OK; and finally for “Mud Trans” in Elk City, OK. He married Carrie Cavanaugh on March 15, 1985 in Lone Wolf, OK and later married Dawn Froelich on May 24, 2003 in Lone Wolf, OK. On February 24, 2007, Frank was down on what the family referred to as “the river,” cutting a tree branch, when it snapped, hitting Frank and knocking him off the ladder. Frank fell approximately 8 feet, severing his spinal cord, which resulted in a medical diagnosis of quadriplegic. Frank was told he would never walk again, and would quite possibly never be able to eat again. Frank possessed the family trait known to the general public as perseverance, but to Frank’s dad, Bill, Frank was simply “hard-headed!” Bill also never failed to blame his wife, Melvena, for that particular trait being passed on to Frank. Frank’s perseverance, and innumerable prayers from many, paid great dividends, resulting in Frank learning how to get on the tractor again, before he could walk, by the sheer strength of his upper body, so he could return to the vocation he so dearly loved. Frank did learn to walk again, although never as steady on his feet again as he once was. Frank was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church, Sayre, OK. He enjoyed farming, softball, show animals and spending time with Casey. Frank was preceded in death by his father, Bill Burnett; paternal grandparents, Smith & Jewell Burnett; and maternal grandparents, Frank & Laura Hartson. Frank will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Frank is survived by 2 daughters, Casey Lea Burnett, of Blair, OK, and Danyelle McDaniel of Mangum, OK; mother, Melvena Burnett, formerly of Lone Wolf, OK, but currently residing in Edmond, OK; 4 Sisters, Sharon Neasbitt of Edmond, OK. , Mary Sharpe and husband, Steve, of Edmond, OK., Cindy Spears of Mangum, OK, and Jennifer Carney of Yukon, OK. ; a brother, Tom Burnett & wife, Tammy, of Bartlett, TN; 5 Nephews, Drew Neasbitt of Oklahoma City, OK., Dusty Spears and wife, Amy, of Coos Bay, OR., Willie Burnett and wife, Erin, of Brighton, TN., Jeffrey Carney of Ponca City, OK., Matthew Carney of Yukon, OK; 5 Nieces, Jody Neasbitt of Edmond, OK., Jessie (Spears) Koch and husband, Dillon, of Mangum, Megan (Spears) Adame and husband, Auggie, of Mangum, Kayla (Burnett) Stracner and husband, Joe, of Bartlett, TN., Katelin Murphy of Ft. Worth, TX; 5 great-nephews and 6 great-nieces and many other relatives and friends.