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Barbara (Corwith) Burnett of Lone Jack, Missouri, died on February 17, 2018, in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She was 93 and had Alzheimer’s.
Born on November 11, 1924, in Southampton to James C. and Hazel H. Corwith, she was raised in Water Mill on the family farm, graduated from Southampton High School and earned a bachelor’s degree in music education from Syracuse University.
She married Arthur Halsey Burnett in August 1946 and they lived briefly in Connecticut before relocating to Merrick, where they started a family. They moved to the Kansas City area in 1961, where she spent the rest of her life.
Known for her perfect pitch and many other musical gifts, she devoted her life to sharing the joy of music with others. She began her career as a high school music teacher, and worked for many years as a private piano teacher. She earned a master’s degree in music education at the University of Missouri–Kansas City.
Ms. Burnett was an active churchgoer, singing in the choir and serving as an elder at the Leawood (Kansas) Presbyterian Church. She was active in the Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity. A longtime member of the Milburn Country Club in Overland Park, Kansas, she enjoyed playing golf with friends. She was also skilled at sewing and quilting; one of her proudest projects was making quilts for children in need through Project Linus.
She is survived by her four children, Gregory Burnett and wife Joan, of South Carolina, Dianne Lamie and husband Bill of Massachusetts, Richard Burnett and wife Lisa of Oregon, and Maureen McCorkle and husband David of Missouri. She is also survived by her sister, Virginia Strachan and husband Harry of Arizona; her brother, Paul Corwith and wife Helen of Water Mill and Florida; sister-in-law Marilyn Corwith of Greenport; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, her parents, and her brother, Richard Corwith.
Visitation is at Brockett Funeral Home in Southampton on Friday, February 23, from 3 to 6 p.m. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Southampton on Saturday, February 24, at 11 a.m., followed by burial at Flying Point Cemetery.
Memorial donations may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.
on Feb 20, 2018