Patricia Ann Allen Wood Burkett
Patricia Ann Allen Wood Burkett
Age 87
Funeral services for Patricia A. Burkett were held on Monday, January 10, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Fairfield. Interment followed the services at St. Elmo Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers will be Stevie Wilson, Scott Wilson, Matthew Wood, Daniel Wood, Nathan Wood, Noah Wilson, Camden Wilson, and Caleb May.
Visitation will be held at the church prior to the services on Monday beginning at 1:00 p.m. There will be no visitation at the funeral home.
Patricia Ann Allen Wood Burkett was born on January 27, 1934, in Winkler, TX, and passed away, surrounded by her family, on January 6, 2022, in Fairfield, TX. She was the seventh of ten children born to William Bruce & Louella Bennett Allen. Pat attended schools in Winkler and Streetman and graduated from Fairfield High School with the class of 1951. She came to know Christ at an early age during a revival at Midway Baptist Church and along with her younger sister, Elaine, was baptized in a tank beside the church. In 1952, she married Max Wood and they had two children, Sharon and Charles. She worked at the old movie theatre, Fairfield State Bank, and served as Freestone County Treasurer from 1961-1977. She later moved to Andrews, TX and married Charles W. Burkett. They owned a couple of small businesses together and loved to travel, especially to visit their grandchildren. Pat loved Andrews and her many friends there. She was a member of Means Memorial Methodist Church. She enjoyed volunteering at the hospital, working with the Republican Party, making candy, and was a member of D.A.R. She loved her house in Ruidoso, New Mexico, going dancing, playing bridge, and working crossword and jigsaw puzzles, until her eyesight and health brought her back to Fairfield.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, three sisters, four brothers, and three nephews.
She is survived by her children, Sharon Wilson & husband Stephen of Fairfield, and Charles Wood & wife Sheree of Buffalo; eight grandchildren, Stephanie Ivison & husband Jayme of Cedar Park, Stevie Wilson & wife Amanda of Fairfield, Scott Wilson & wife Jaiha of Tyler, Ashley May & husband Steven of Sweetwater, Matthew Wood & wife Christine of Lubbock, Angela Russell & husband Cody of Waco, Daniel Wood & wife Morgan of Tyler, and Nathan Wood of Buffalo; twenty-one great-grandchildren (and one on the way); one sister, Wanda Hughes of Fairfield; one brother, Sam Allen of Baytown; many beloved nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
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