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Funeral SetFuneral services Will be held at; 10 a. in'. Monday' at 'Alamo Cftapc*b' for Job' Burkett, •-pi omi-ncnt attorney and former district court judge. ‘ . :r 'y-\-Burkett,^75, (Iiwf early Saturday at Nix Hospital aRer a kief illness. • ;At (he time of his death Burkett was a candidate for - tW 150th District Court opposing; Jambs A. McKay Jiv and James t..M. Miller in the DeniocraLic primary. Although, he was highly. rc-garded lor his legal ability, Burkett carved himself ;a considerable reputation_ in political circles.Bom in Liana county, he started his career as a printer and newspaper nditbr. Later he studied night for sevenyears, teaching school and serving as district clerk in Ur no County by day. . ;He. was' admitted to the state bar.in 1912.- . ' V-' ;-.Burkett came to Bexar County in: 1925, but before . he did heJUDGE JOE BURKETT DIED SATURDAY He is shown on bench of oltl Criminal Court.served two years as county judge in Llano;1 was elected--district judge of the 42nd Court and served as judge of the 88th District Court. •'CUOSEN BY BAR ;He was stale representative and state senator during the Fer guscn administration.;. ;- .In 1D56 ■ imemiers' of the local bar association elected Burkettas special criminal district court while Judge W. W. McCrory was on a 2-month vacation.?;y V, :•During the cily ball reign' of the San Antonians, 1953-1955, the attorney served the council majority, headed by Mayor A. C.Jack1! White,* as legal counsel and master stmlegisl.Several limes during recent years he made a strong bid for local district court judgeships,. .: Burkett resided at 1505 W. Craig: He w as married and had two sons awl two daughters. . iV.. Ojic son, Joe Burkett Jr., Kerr-vUle attorney, is a former stale, representative.Notified of Burkett’s death, Democratic . Ccunty . Chairman Laurence Bertctti said he expects the parly’s executive committee will turn the filing fee paid by Burkett over to his estate. SURVIVORS LISTED Burkett is survived , by his widow, Mrs. Hester .* Burkett; daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Palmie, Austin, and Mr. Gene Ellison, Abilene;, sons, Prentiss Burkett, Phoenix, and Joe Burkett Jr., Kermlle; brother, Omar Buiketf, Cisco, and five grandchildren.Interment will be in North Mission Burial Park.Burkett was a member of Odd Fellows Ledge; Fraternal Order Of Engles No. 79; Texas Bar Association and Snu Antonio Bar Association.Pallbearers will be Pal Maloney. Graok Vaughan, James Bar-low, H. L. Djlfirijaw, Allan Black, and William Keith.Honorary pallbearers arc J. R, Cado.H. C. Dakan,. William A. Morris, 0. Duane Hite, Clinton Uhr, Herbert Oliver, Robert Car-ruth and all inembers of the Kan Antonio Bar Association.Farmers Get
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San Antonio Light
San Antonio, Texas, US
Sun, Mar 11, 1962
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