Joyce Burnett

Joyce Darlene (Downey) Burnett “Granny”, longtime Seminole resident, passed into eternal sunshine on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 in Seminole, Oklahoma.  Joyce was born on December 15, 1936 in Tyrone, Missouri to Walter Maxwell and Helen Zenith (Selfridge) Downey.   Joyce was known as Granny, Mom and Sissy to everyone.  She loved taking care of her family; she loved roses, orchids and birds, especially her “Rudy”.  Joyce was a member of the Assembly of God and Salvation Army.   She is survived by a son, Robert Dale Waldon of Seminole, OK; a daughter and son-in-law, Tressa Lynn Allen and husband Terry of Pittsburg, MO; three brothers, Barnett E Downey of Wewoka, OK, William K. Downey of Ardmore, OK, and Kenneth R. Downey of Oklahoma City, OK; two sisters, LaWana S. Holder of Wewoka, OK and Sharon K. Baker of New Braunsfel, TX; ten grandchildren, Donald Gregory McCoy, Rachel Kolander, Alisha Larson, Robert Aaron Waldon, Brandon Waldon, Billie Dawn Crisler, Billy Dean Burnett III, Tammie Darlene Waldon, Sarah Ruth and Rachael Allen; sixteen great grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and a host of other nieces, nephews, family and friends.   Joyce is preceded in death by her parents, Walter and Helen Downey; her spouse, Kirby Lee Little, Sr., her son, Kirby Lee Little, Jr. in 1974; her daughter, Constance; her brother, Walter Dale Downey in 2012; and two grandchildren, Bilinda Sue Little and Billy Dean Burnett, Jr. in 1987.   A funeral service is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Little Cemetery Chapel.  Jim and Anita Moreland will officiate at the service.    Pallbearers will be:  Brandon Waldon, Donald McCoy, Aaron Waldon, Matt Cowart, Patrick Cowart, and Billie Burnett III.   Services are under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home in Seminole, Oklahoma. Funeral Information: January 12, 2013, 10:00 AM Little Cemetery Chapel located at Hwy 99 North, Seminole, OK 74868