Frances Jeanette Burton

Frances “Jeanette” Burton passed away at the age of 83 on Wednesday, August 25 at home in Trophy Club, Texas surrounded by her family. Jeanette suffered a stroke after battling dementia and leukemia at the age of 83 and was a breast cancer survivor. She was a resident of Roanoke, Texas.

Jeanette was born October 11, 1937 to Lorene and Johnny Lewis in Ropesville, Texas. She lived several years in Texas before moving to Mansfield, Arkansas where she grew up with her loving sister, Barbara. Jeanette attended undergraduate at Arkansas Tech and completed her Master’s in Education at Texas A&M Commerce on June 7, 1959, Jeanette married her sweetheart, Martin “Sam” Burton in Barber, Arkansas at Pine Log Church. After their marriage, they lived in Abilene before moving to Lancaster where they resided until her retirement in 1999. After becoming a diagnostician, Jeanette decided her true love was working directly with special needs children. She spent most of her 40 years as an educator teaching Special Education at West Main Elementary in Lancaster, Texas and volunteering in the nursery and small children’s ministry at First Baptist Church Lancaster. Her love of children followed her into retirement where she managed the nursery at Leesville Baptist Church in Bagwell, Texas for 20 years. During this time, she enjoyed visiting her children and grandchildren, quilting, playing games and canning. Jeanette and Martin moved to Roanoke, Texas in 2021 to be closer to two of her three children. Jeanette was a joy filled, loving woman who adored all children, was devoted to her family and always had a special place in her heart for those less fortunate than her.

Jeanette is survived by her husband Martin; her son, Samuel Kelton Burton and his wife Gwen Burton; daughters Wynette Bownds and Tamara Howat and her husband, Kelly Howat. She is also survived by her grandchildren Sarah Brooke and her husband John Brooke, Rachel Wong and Andrew Wong, Lazarus Burton, Elizabeth Bownds, Annabeth Bownds, Grace Howat and Ethan Howat; great grandchildren Jason Wong, Connor Brooke and Emma Brooke; and her adoring sister, Barbara Brown and her sons Michael Smith and wife Tina; and Jackie Smith.

Services will be held at Medlin Cemetery in Trophy Club, Texas at 3 p.m. Arrangements are being managed by Lucas Funeral Home in Grapevine, Texas. Reception immediately following at 126 Carnoustie Drive Trophy Club, Texas.

This verse describes our mom perfectly:
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it is not boastful, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always helps, always perseveres. Love never ends.
I Corinthians 13:4-8