Ms. Burnette died at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was a homemaker and lived all of her life in Middleton. She loved racing, being outdoors and spending time with her kids, whom her family stated, 'were her life'. She was a Baptist in belief.
Survivors include a son, Justin Burnette of Brownsville; a daughter, Jessica Burnette of Middleton; her father, James E. York of Bolivar; three sisters, Tanya Cox of Middleton, Denise Vaughn of Pocahontas and Jeanette Wilson of Middleton; a brother, Bo York of Middleton. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruby Jean West York, and her maternal grandparents, W. T. and Ruby West and her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward York.