Kathryn Louise (Wilson) Burnett, 93, died Thursday, October 10, 2024 in Salina, Kansas. Beloved Mother of Dr. Michael E. Burnett (Beth), East Lansing, Michigan and Dr. Larry E. Burnett (Brenda), Salina. Loving grandmother to Dr. Tim Burnett (Dr. Chelsea), Springfield, Missouri, Brianne Burnett Powers (Robert), Fairfax, Virginia, Lisa Burnett, Salina, Chelsea Burnett Yount (James) of Sandwich, Massachusetts, Chase Burnett, East Lansing, and Dr. Stacie Burnett Carlson (Andrew), Kansas City, Kansas. Doting great-grandmother to Olivia, Casen and Coulter Burnett, Elle, Isla and Luke Powers, Sophia Popelka, Carter and Maeve Yount and Hayes Carlson. She was blessed with two brothers, Dr. Howard Wilson (Doris), Garnett, Kansas, and the late Lloyd Wilson (Rosemary), Osawatomie, Kansas. She will also be missed by numerous nieces and nephews.
Kathryn was born in Paola, Kansas on April 4, 1931 to George L. and Elsie (Miller) Wilson. She graduated from Parker High School in 1949 and then attended business school in Kansas City, Missouri. She met Glenn Edward Burnett in high school and they married in 1951. They had two sons, Michael and Larry. They lived in rural Parker, Kansas until they moved to Towanda, Kansas 1965 when Edward worked for the USDA Soil Conservation office in El Dorado, Kansas. She worked for the Butler County Motor Vehicle Department in El Dorado for 22 years. Ed passed away in 1986.
In 2004, she married John E. Burnett and moved to Overland Park, Kansas. John passed away in 2018. She then moved to Eaglecrest Independent Living Community in Salina to be closer to family.
Kathryn was a wonderful homemaker and cook and always had a meal ready and cookies baked. She enjoyed and was loved by many dear friends over the years but her priority was always her family, of whom she was so proud and loved dearly, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
There will be a private family service on October 24th in Osawatomie, Kansas. Memorials to Gentiva Hospice or the charity of your choice.