Year     1968
Name     Kenneth Rex Burkhart
Yearbook     Rex Burkhart
Status      Deceased - 1/5/2009 Warsaw, MO
Bio     Kenneth Rex Burkhart, age 59, completed his earthly journey after a long and gallant battle with pancreatic cancer, early Monday morning, January 5, 2009, at his home near Warsaw, Missouri. He was born on June 3, 1949, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Kenneth Leroy and Betty Jo Eidson Burkhart. He graduated from Van Horn High School in 1968. After graduation he worked for Vendo, and then spent the next twenty seven years working for Allis Chalmers in Independence, until the plant closed in 2000. In 2002 he moved to Warsaw, Missouri, where he worked for Tracker Marine for a year, before going to work for the City of Warsaw until health issues forced him to retire. He was a handy man extraordinaire, and he loved working on antique tractors, engines, and his favorite passion n old cars and trucks. He looked forward to deer hunting with his sons every fall, and enjoyed working in his yard in the summer. He was a dedicated Mason and Shriner, and loved helping the children. He was a member of Independence Lodge #76, the Warsaw Shrine Club and the Ararat Shrine Temple in Kansas City. One of his proudest moments was seeing his youngest son become a Mason and a Shriner. He is survived by his wife, of twenty-six years, Joy (Bowman) Burkhart, sons, Brian Ralph Burkhart, and his wife, Jacquie (Cates), of Independence; Bradley Ray Burkhart, and his wife, Mary Beth (Schieber), of Cameron; Kenneth Michael Burkhart, of Sedalia; and his grandchildren, Katy Burkhart and Kaleb Burkhart, of Florida. He is also survived by his mother, Betty Jo Burkhart, sister, Lynn Crewse, and her husband, Vess; and nephew, Scott Crewse, all of Blue Springs, Missouri, other relatives and many friends. Funeral Services and Masonic Rites were held at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday morning, January 7, 2009, at the Reser Funeral Home in Warsaw, Missouri. Grave Side Committal Services were held Wednesday, at the Macks Creek Cemetery, Macks Creek, Missouri.
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