More detail on this person: Col. Richard F.
Burdett, USAF retired, 73, died Oct. 27, 2005, at
Hutchinson Hospital.
He was born Sept. 5, 1932, in Ness County, the
son of Fred Taylor and Alice Pember Burdett. He
graduated from Kansas State University. A resident
of Hutchinson for 25 years, he was retired from
the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel.
On Feb. 21, 1959, he married Judy A. Kramer, of
San Mateo, Calif., in Reno, Nev. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Richard D. and
Fred D.; two daughters, Desiree A. Shelite and
Patricia L. Henderson; two sisters, Myra Stout and
Patricia Gabel; 11 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; six nephews; and nine nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and
Alice Burdett; a brother, James I. Burdett; a
granddaughter, Kelly L. Henderson; a niece,
Kimberly Huxman; and a nephew, Kerby J.
Thomas. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday at
Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, Hutchinson. There
will be no visitation. Burial will be in
Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery.
Burial information: Penwell-Gabel's Memorial Park Cemetery
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