LEO BURDETTE

MARCH 22, 1924 – JULY 24, 2011 

ANDERSON, SC – Leo “Nig” Burdette, age 87, husband of the late Helen Walls Burdette, went home to be with the Lord and Savior on Sunday, July 24, 2011, at Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. 

Born March 22, 1924, he was a son of the late Sam Burdette and Ola Gilreath Burdette. Mr. Burdette served in the United States Army during World War II and retired from Blair Mill. He was a member of Trinity Springs Church of God, where he was a member of the Men’s Bible Class and also the class secretary. 

Survivors include one brother, Harold Burdette and wife, Lois, of Belton; sisters-in-law: Ella Gentry, Sue Walls, and Claudia Stephens and husband, Harold, all of Anderson; Jean Webb and husband, Harold, and Peggy Brooks and husband, Silas, and Gloria Walls, all of Belton; and brothers-in-law: Rennie Walls and wife, Pat, and DeWitt Walls and wife, Pat all of Anderson, and Oscar Ayers of Starr, and numerous nieces and nephews.   In addition to his parents and beloved wife, he was predeceased by a son, Ricky Dean Burdette; a sister, Zoah Ayers; brothers: his twin Theo Burdette, Henry Burdette, Sam Burdette, and Willie Burdette; sister-in-law, Willeen Bridges; and brother-in-law, Doyle Walls.

The Funeral Service will be held at 3pm on Tuesday, July 26, 2011, in the Chapel of The McDougald Funeral Home conducted by the Reverend Don Mullinax and the Reverend Scott Vaughn. Interment will follow in New Silver Brook Cemetery. 

The family is at the home of Ella Gentry and Sue Walls, 2605 Leftwich Lane, Anderson, and will receive friends at the funeral home from 2pm until 3pm on Tuesday.

A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.