James Leon Burdette, 76, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018 at his home. Funeral service was Monday, June 18 at Farmer Funeral Home in Silsbee with burial at Beech Creek Cemetery in Spurger. He was an oil field roughneck, retiring in 1990. Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Debora; children, James E. “Gene” Burdette and wife Stacey, Patsy Johnson and Amy Hoke and husband Mike, all of Silsbee, Ashley Gore and husband Matthew of Colorado City, Texas, Allison Burdette of Port Neches, and Tara Powell and husband Brandon of Adams, Tennessee; and 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
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