Ruby Faye Burkett, 57, of Paxton, passed away April 4, 2006 in Fort Walton Beach, FL. She was born on Dec. 17, 1948 in Blue Diamond, Kentucky to Grant Melton and Nancy Holbrooks Melton.
Burkett has been a resident of Walton County for the past 13 years. She is Church of God by faith.
Burkett is survived by her husband, Duncan H. Burkett or Paxton, FL; three sons, Toby Burkett, of Enterprise, AL, Jody Burkett, of Paxton, and Tommy Burkett, of Paxton; three daughters, Veronia Burkett Reeves, of Liberty, FL, Jessisa Douglas, of Paxton, and Jerrica Douglas, also of Paxton; two brothers, Austin Melton, of Sebring, FL, and Randy Melton, of Lorida, FL; three sisters, Ruth Wolfe, of Lorida, Rachel Weeks, of Vero Beach, FL, and Rosalie Lane of Lorida; ten grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.
Funeral services were held Thursday, April 6, 2006, at Clary-Glenn Funeral Home, 230 Park Avenue, DeFuniak Springs, FL 32433.
[Source: The DeFuniak Springs Herald, April 13, 2006, Page 23]
[Burial: Paxton Cemetery, Paxton]