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Bubba was born on November 6th, 1950, to Winston and Virginia Baxter Burnett in Knoxville, TN. Shortly after graduating from Karns High School in 1968, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force Reserve. In 1979 he started working for the Department of Energy where he worked in numerous career fields, including welding, pipefitting, general construction, and maintenance. He retired in 2014 as a Maintenance Supervisor at Y-12 after 35 years of good and faithful service.
Bubba never met a stranger and loved swapping stories with folks. His passion was fishing. He loved making fishing lures and participating in fishing tournaments. Bubba caught his best catch in 1995 when he met and married Patricia Ann Worley Davis.
Bubba is predeceased by his parents and stepdaughter, Cassandra Davis. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; his brother, Terry Burnett; sisters, Debbie Dillion and Gail Lee; two children; Christine Burnett Mims and Jennifer Burnett LaCassee; stepson; David Davis; and one granddaughter and one grandson.
The Family will be receiving friends and family at Kyker Funeral Home in Kingston, Tennessee, on Friday, September 8th between 5:00PM and 7:00PM. Services will be conducted by Rev. Becky Milligan beginning at 7:00PM. The graveside service will be Private. Kyker Funeral Home of Kingston is serving the Burnett Family.
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Anne Marie Lee
September 7, 2023
When Gary and I both worked in Alpha-3, we worked on a safety project together around 2010-2011. He helped me to work with all the craft people in the building, he was amazing. After we accomplished our safety goal, I gave him a black Bomber plug that had belonged to my Dad (who was deceased), it was still in the original packaging and had to be 30+ years old. He wasn't going to take it, but it meant more to me giving it to him, than keeping it, and I made him keep it. He told me that meant a lot to him, and I really believe it did. He helped me any time I needed it. I thank God I knew him. Love, Anne Marie Lee
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Angela & Dennis Dickey
September 7, 2023
I loved Gary to pieces. My earliest memory of my cousin was when I was very young, visiting them up in Virginia and he placed me on one of their horses who I believed was named "Sassy" and led me around the horse pen.
He was always fun to be around and never failed to say what he thought. I'll miss him and I'm sorry I am out of town and cannot attend the services. He will be missed and my love and prayers go out to his family.
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September 7, 2023
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